Nabire weather in September

In September, Nabire sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 255 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 4% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Nabire's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nabire's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
255 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:53 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
78%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September 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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Nabire

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
81981
91981
101981
111981
121981
132080
142080
152080
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182278
192179
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232080
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nabire gets around 255 mm of rain over 24.7 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 82% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
182
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
982
1082
1181
1281
1381
1480
1580
1680
1780
1880
1981
2081
2181
2281
2382
2482
2582
2682
2783
2883
2983
3083

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16973
17973
18973
19973
20964
21964
22964
23964
24955
25955
26955
27955
28946
29946
30946

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
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186calm
196calm
206calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:005:56
211.95:595:56
311.95:595:55
411.95:585:55
511.95:585:55
612.05:575:55
712.05:575:54
812.05:575:54
912.05:565:54
1012.05:565:53
1112.05:555:53
1212.05:555:53
1312.05:545:53
1412.05:545:52
1512.05:535:52
1612.05:535:52
1712.05:525:51
1812.05:525:51
1912.05:515:51
2012.05:515:51
2112.05:515:50
2212.05:505:50
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2412.05:495:50
2512.05:495:49
2612.05:485:49
2712.05:485:49
2812.05:475:49
2912.05:475:48
3012.05:475:48

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.11 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 — September's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
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125.1Bright
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175.2Bright
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215.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Nabire?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Nabire for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nabire in September

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

In September, Nabire sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nabire 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 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 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 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
September 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).