Masohi in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Masohi sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 556 mm of rain over about 64 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Masohi's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Masohi has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Masohi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
556 mm
64 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
4.7
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Masohi in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical winter day in Masohi reaches about 26°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How winter really feels in Masohi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Masohi weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°26128.212.23.1
Feb29° / 23°22025.312.13.1
Mar29° / 22°29828.8123.1
Apr28° / 22°29528.311.93.3
May27° / 22°26926.211.93.9
Jun27° / 22°24624.311.84.2
Jul26° / 21°17721.911.84.7
Aug26° / 21°13417.811.95.3
Sep27° / 21°16418.8124.9
Oct28° / 22°18422.212.14.3
Nov29° / 22°20224.412.13.6
Dec29° / 23°26528.912.23.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Masohi gets around 556 mm of rain over 64 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Masohi?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Masohi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Masohi in Winter

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

In winter, Masohi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 64 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Masohi in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Masohi in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masohi peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 16Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Masohi?

Masohi sits at 3.3°S, 129.0°E, 21 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Amahai, 7.0 km away.

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Topography around Masohi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masohi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,006 m.

The land around Masohi is covered by trees (47%) and water (26%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
491 m
80 km
3,006 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Amahai 7.0 km · Ambon 98 km · Namlea 208 km · Namrole 256 km · Kawasi 257 km · Sanana 360 km · Sorong 370 km · Fakfak 372 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 Masohi (-3.2983°, 128.9688°, elevation 21 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.