Sentani weather in July

In July, Sentani sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 209 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sentani's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sentani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:48 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
75%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Sentani is capital of Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Sentani 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, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Sentani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Sentani weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°23326.912.13.4
Feb28° / 25°22624.212.13.4
Mar28° / 25°25427.5123.4
Apr28° / 25°24227.411.93.3
May29° / 25°20027.111.93.4
Jun28° / 25°20126.511.93.5
Jul28° / 25°20925.411.94.0
Aug28° / 25°19824.811.94.0
Sep28° / 25°18324.3123.8
Oct29° / 25°18325.312.13.6
Nov29° / 25°22426.912.13.3
Dec29° / 25°25628.112.13.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42773
52773
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313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sentani gets around 209 mm of rain over 25.4 wet days in July. 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 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18416
28515
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48614
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:465:37
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411.95:465:37
511.95:465:38
611.95:475:38
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sentani?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sentani for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sentani in July

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

In July, Sentani sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Sentani in July

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in November 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.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
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Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
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Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sentani in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Sentani 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
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sentani?

Sentani sits at 2.6°S, 140.5°E, 100 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Abepura, 14 km away.

MuliaWewakAgatsTimika

Topography around Sentani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sentani has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,985 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,957 m.

The land around Sentani is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
1,985 m
80 km
1,957 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Abepura 14 km · Jayapura 23 km · Wamena 243 km · Tiom 274 km · Mulia 308 km · Wewak 363 km · Agats 423 km · Timika 483 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 Sentani (-2.5691°, 140.5127°, elevation 100 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).