Nabire weather in April

In April, Nabire sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 373 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nabire's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nabire's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
373 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
88%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Nabire reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22825
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42825
52825
62825
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How April really feels in Nabire

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nabire weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°32527.612.23.5
Feb28° / 25°30524.712.13.6
Mar28° / 25°36527.7123.6
Apr28° / 25°37326.711.93.4
May28° / 25°25425.611.83.8
Jun28° / 25°23124.511.84.1
Jul28° / 25°18523.111.84.3
Aug28° / 25°20422.611.94.4
Sep28° / 25°25524.7124.0
Oct28° / 25°25025.612.13.8
Nov28° / 25°28025.212.23.5
Dec28° / 26°28827.812.23.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9595
10595
11595
12595
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18892
19892
20892
21892
22991
23991
24991
25991
261090
271090
281189
291288
301288

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nabire gets around 373 mm of rain over 26.7 wet days in April, the wettest month. 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.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
587
687
787
887
987
1087
1187
1287
1388
1488
1588
1689
1789
1890
1990
2090
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
2990
3090

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58119
68020
78020
88020
98020
108020
118020
128020
138020
148020
158020
168020
177921
187921
197822
207822
217723
227624
237525
247426
257327
267228
277129
287030
296931
306931

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:036:02
212.06:036:01
312.06:036:01
412.06:036:01
512.06:036:00
612.06:026:00
712.06:025:59
812.06:025:59
911.96:025:59
1011.96:025:58
1111.96:015:58
1211.96:015:57
1311.96:015:57
1411.96:015:57
1511.96:015:56
1611.96:005:56
1711.96:005:56
1811.96:005:55
1911.96:005:55
2011.96:005:55
2111.96:005:54
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2811.95:595:52
2911.95:595:52
3011.95:595:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Nabire?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nabire.

What to pack for Nabire in April

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

In April, Nabire sees daytime highs around 28°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 Nabire in April

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in July 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
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Nabire in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Nabire peaks around March 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nabire?

Nabire sits at 3.4°S, 135.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Timika, 191 km away.

DoboManokwariTiom

Topography around Nabire

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nabire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 832 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,716 m.

The land around Nabire is covered by water (41%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
832 m
80 km
3,716 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Timika 191 km · Biak 251 km · Ransiki 253 km · Bintuni 260 km · Mulia 279 km · Dobo 302 km · Manokwari 320 km · Tiom 334 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 Nabire (-3.3599°, 135.5007°, elevation 8 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).