Manokwari weather in September

In September, Manokwari sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 147 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-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 19% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Manokwari's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manokwari's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 147 mm; 23 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:58 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 1st clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Manokwari is capital of West Papua Province, Indonesia.

Density: 7,075/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Manokwari 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 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	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	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

Manokwari weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 25°	304	26.9	12	3.8
Feb	27° / 25°	264	24.6	12	3.8
Mar	27° / 25°	312	28	12	3.7
Apr	27° / 26°	367	27.1	12	3.6
May	28° / 26°	220	26.2	12	4.0
Jun	27° / 26°	208	25.8	12	4.0
Jul	27° / 25°	184	24.2	12	4.3
Aug	27° / 25°	163	23.1	12	4.5
Sep	27° / 25°	147	23	12	4.4
Oct	28° / 26°	169	24	12	4.3
Nov	28° / 26°	253	25.6	12	3.9
Dec	27° / 26°	321	28.8	12	3.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	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
Clearer (%)	41	41	41	39	39	39	38	39	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	59	59	59	61	61	61	62	61	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Manokwari gets around 147 mm of rain over 23 wet days in September, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 78% 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
Rain chance (%)	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	78
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	78
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	75
28	74
29	74
30	75

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:53 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
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:04	6:03
2	12.0	6:04	6:03
3	12.0	6:03	6:02
4	12.0	6:03	6:02
5	12.0	6:02	6:02
6	12.0	6:02	6:01
7	12.0	6:02	6:01
8	12.0	6:01	6:01
9	12.0	6:01	6:00
10	12.0	6:01	6:00
11	12.0	6:00	6:00
12	12.0	6:00	5:59
13	12.0	5:59	5:59
14	12.0	5:59	5:59
15	12.0	5:59	5:58
16	12.0	5:58	5:58
17	12.0	5:58	5:58
18	12.0	5:57	5:57
19	12.0	5:57	5:57
20	12.0	5:57	5:57
21	12.0	5:56	5:56
22	12.0	5:56	5:56
23	12.0	5:55	5:56
24	12.0	5:55	5:55
25	12.0	5:55	5:55
26	12.0	5:54	5:55
27	12.0	5:54	5:54
28	12.0	5:54	5:54
29	12.0	5:53	5:54
30	12.0	5:53	5:53

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
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17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Manokwari?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Manokwari for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manokwari in September

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

In September, Manokwari sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Manokwari in September

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

The sea offshore is warmest in October 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.

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

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

UV index in Manokwari in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Manokwari peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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	16	13	12	11	13	14	14	13	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	16	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Manokwari?

Manokwari sits at 0.9°S, 134.1°E, 15 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ransiki, 73 km away.

Topography around Manokwari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manokwari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,912 m.

The land around Manokwari is covered by trees (50%), water (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

209 m

trees 50%

16 km

418 m

water 59%

80 km

2,912 m

water 55%

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← August Manokwari year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Ransiki 73 km · Bintuni 151 km · Biak 227 km · Teminabuan 237 km · Fakfak 302 km · Sorong 312 km · Nabire 320 km · Waisai 402 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 Manokwari (-0.8629°, 134.064°, elevation 15 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	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	78
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	78
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	75
28	74
29	74
30	75

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	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	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	78
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	78
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	75
28	74
29	74
30	75

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	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	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	78
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	78
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	75
28	74
29	74
30	75

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100