Nabire in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Nabire sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 785 mm of rain over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Nabire's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Nabire 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 Nabire's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
785 mm
76 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.8
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Nabire in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical spring day in Nabire reaches about 28°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

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How spring really feels in Nabire

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 5 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
5
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nabire weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Nabire gets around 785 mm of rain over 76 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 12 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Nabire?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nabire.

What to pack for Nabire in Spring

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

In spring, Nabire sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 76 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nabire in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 30°C across spring — 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 Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

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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
Spring 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.