Jayapura weather in November

In November, Jayapura sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 233 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in November, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Jayapura's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jayapura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
233 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:19 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Jayapura is city in Papua Province, Indonesia.

Founded
1993

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical November day in Jayapura reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Jayapura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Jayapura weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°24227.112.13.4
Feb28° / 25°2392412.13.4
Mar28° / 25°26727.3123.3
Apr29° / 25°25027.211.93.2
May29° / 25°21627.311.93.3
Jun28° / 25°2212711.93.4
Jul28° / 25°2362611.93.7
Aug28° / 25°21025.311.93.8
Sep29° / 25°19124.1123.8
Oct29° / 25°18625.712.13.5
Nov29° / 25°23326.912.13.2
Dec29° / 25°26528.112.13.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
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51783
61783
71783
81783
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Jayapura gets around 233 mm of rain over 26.9 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
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487
587
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788
888
988
1088
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1489
1589
1690
1790
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1991
2091
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2991
3091

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the miserable band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14951
24852
34753
44753
54654
64555
74555
84456
94357
104357
114258
124258
134159
144159
154060
163961
173961
183862
193763
203763
213664
223565
233565
243466
253466
263466
273367
283367
293268
303268

Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:185:23
212.15:185:23
312.15:185:24
412.15:185:24
512.15:185:24
612.15:185:24
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1412.15:195:25
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1912.15:195:27
2012.15:205:27
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2812.15:225:30
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3012.15:225:31

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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305.3Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Jayapura?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jayapura.

What to pack for Jayapura in November

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jayapura in November

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in February near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Jayapura in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jayapura peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jayapura?

Jayapura sits at 2.5°S, 140.7°E, 11 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Abepura, 12 km away.

TiomMuliaWewakAgatsTimika

Topography around Jayapura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jayapura has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,957 m.

The land around Jayapura is covered by trees (45%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
646 m
16 km
1,570 m
80 km
1,957 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
November weather nearby: Abepura 12 km · Sentani 23 km · Wamena 262 km · Tiom 295 km · Mulia 331 km · Wewak 343 km · Agats 441 km · Timika 505 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
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

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 Jayapura (-2.5337°, 140.7181°, elevation 11 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).