Fakfak weather in January

In January, Fakfak sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 307 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fakfak's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fakfak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 307 mm; 29.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:16 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 10th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Fakfak reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

Fakfak weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 25°	307	29.2	12.2	3.5
Feb	27° / 25°	283	25.9	12.1	3.5
Mar	27° / 24°	342	29.4	12	3.5
Apr	27° / 25°	357	28.4	11.9	3.5
May	27° / 25°	257	26.5	11.9	4.0
Jun	26° / 24°	222	24	11.8	4.3
Jul	26° / 24°	142	20.9	11.8	4.9
Aug	25° / 24°	106	16.8	11.9	5.5
Sep	26° / 24°	151	20.4	12	4.9
Oct	26° / 24°	203	22.9	12.1	4.5
Nov	27° / 25°	199	25.7	12.1	3.9
Dec	27° / 25°	286	29.2	12.2	3.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fakfak gets around 307 mm of rain over 29.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	91	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94
Miserable (%)	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
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14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:28 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:09	6:19
2	12.2	6:09	6:19
3	12.2	6:10	6:20
4	12.2	6:10	6:20
5	12.2	6:11	6:21
6	12.2	6:11	6:21
7	12.2	6:12	6:21
8	12.2	6:12	6:22
9	12.2	6:13	6:22
10	12.2	6:13	6:23
11	12.2	6:13	6:23
12	12.2	6:14	6:23
13	12.2	6:14	6:24
14	12.2	6:15	6:24
15	12.2	6:15	6:24
16	12.2	6:16	6:25
17	12.2	6:16	6:25
18	12.1	6:16	6:25
19	12.1	6:17	6:26
20	12.1	6:17	6:26
21	12.1	6:17	6:26
22	12.1	6:18	6:26
23	12.1	6:18	6:27
24	12.1	6:18	6:27
25	12.1	6:19	6:27
26	12.1	6:19	6:27
27	12.1	6:19	6:27
28	12.1	6:20	6:28
29	12.1	6:20	6:28
30	12.1	6:20	6:28
31	12.1	6:20	6:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Fakfak?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fakfak.

What to pack for Fakfak in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Fakfak sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Fakfak in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	30	29	28	27	27	27	28	29	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Fakfak in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fakfak peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	15	12	11	11	13	14	15	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Fakfak?

Fakfak sits at 2.9°S, 132.3°E, 71 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bintuni, 164 km away.

Topography around Fakfak

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fakfak.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fakfak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,048 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m.

The land around Fakfak is covered by trees (56%) and water (34%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (70%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

378 m

trees 56%

16 km

1,048 m

trees 60%

80 km

1,439 m

water 70%

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← December Fakfak year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Bintuni 164 km · Teminabuan 168 km · Sorong 255 km · Ransiki 261 km · Manokwari 302 km · Tual 305 km · Nabire 359 km · Waisai 359 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,060; 2025
Happiness: 5.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.3; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 11.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 471
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fakfak (-2.9248°, 132.2981°, elevation 71 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6