Sorong weather in October

In October, Sorong sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 272 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sorong's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sorong's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 272 mm; 24.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:59 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Sorong is city in Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia.

Density: 199/km²; people per km²
Founded: 2000

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sorong reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
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24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

How October really feels in Sorong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Sorong weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 24°	306	27.7	12	2.9
Feb	29° / 24°	262	24.4	12	3.0
Mar	30° / 24°	342	28.5	12	2.9
Apr	30° / 24°	374	29	12	2.7
May	30° / 24°	314	28.2	12	2.9
Jun	29° / 24°	302	25.7	12	3.2
Jul	29° / 23°	260	23.7	12	3.7
Aug	29° / 23°	226	20.4	12	3.9
Sep	30° / 23°	249	23.1	12	3.4
Oct	30° / 24°	272	24.7	12	3.1
Nov	30° / 24°	299	27.5	12	2.8
Dec	30° / 24°	344	29.7	12	2.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	89	89	89	89	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sorong gets around 272 mm of rain over 24.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	78
3	78
4	78
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	83
31	83

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	65	64	63	61	61	60	59	57	56	54	53	52	50	49	47	46	45	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	37	36	35	34
Miserable (%)	33	34	35	37	38	39	40	42	43	45	46	47	49	50	52	53	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	61	62	63	64	65

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	65	33
2	2	64	34
3	2	63	35
4	2	61	37
5	1	61	38
6	1	60	39
7	1	59	40
8	1	57	42
9	1	56	43
10	1	54	45
11	1	53	46
12	1	52	47
13	1	50	49
14	1	49	50
15	1	47	52
16	1	46	53
17	1	45	54
18	1	44	55
19	1	43	56
20	1	42	57
21	1	42	57
22	1	41	58
23	1	40	59
24	1	40	59
25	1	39	60
26	1	39	60
27	1	38	61
28	1	37	62
29	1	36	63
30	1	35	64
31	1	34	65

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
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6	6	calm
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29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:04	6:04
2	12.0	6:03	6:04
3	12.0	6:03	6:04
4	12.0	6:03	6:03
5	12.0	6:02	6:03
6	12.0	6:02	6:03
7	12.0	6:02	6:02
8	12.0	6:01	6:02
9	12.0	6:01	6:02
10	12.0	6:01	6:02
11	12.0	6:01	6:02
12	12.0	6:00	6:01
13	12.0	6:00	6:01
14	12.0	6:00	6:01
15	12.0	6:00	6:01
16	12.0	5:59	6:01
17	12.0	5:59	6:00
18	12.0	5:59	6:00
19	12.0	5:59	6:00
20	12.0	5:59	6:00
21	12.0	5:58	6:00
22	12.0	5:58	6:00
23	12.0	5:58	6:00
24	12.0	5:58	6:00
25	12.0	5:58	6:00
26	12.0	5:58	5:59
27	12.0	5:58	5:59
28	12.0	5:58	5:59
29	12.0	5:58	5:59
30	12.0	5:58	5:59
31	12.0	5:58	5:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.05 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sorong?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sorong.

What to pack for Sorong in October

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

In October, Sorong sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sorong in October

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Sorong in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Sorong peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 12 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	16	15	12	12	12	13	14	15	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Sorong?

Sorong sits at 0.9°S, 131.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Teminabuan, 104 km away.

Topography around Sorong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sorong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Sorong is covered by water (44%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km

157 m

water 44%

16 km

441 m

water 57%

80 km

1,165 m

water 51%

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← September Sorong year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Teminabuan 104 km · Waisai 110 km · Fakfak 255 km · Bintuni 286 km · Manokwari 312 km · Ransiki 331 km · Masohi 370 km · Amahai 378 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

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 Sorong (-0.8796°, 131.261°, elevation 7 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	78
3	78
4	78
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	83
31	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	65	33
2	2	64	34
3	2	63	35
4	2	61	37
5	1	61	38
6	1	60	39
7	1	59	40
8	1	57	42
9	1	56	43
10	1	54	45
11	1	53	46
12	1	52	47
13	1	50	49
14	1	49	50
15	1	47	52
16	1	46	53
17	1	45	54
18	1	44	55
19	1	43	56
20	1	42	57
21	1	42	57
22	1	41	58
23	1	40	59
24	1	40	59
25	1	39	60
26	1	39	60
27	1	38	61
28	1	37	62
29	1	36	63
30	1	35	64
31	1	34	65

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	78
3	78
4	78
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	83
31	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	65	33
2	2	64	34
3	2	63	35
4	2	61	37
5	1	61	38
6	1	60	39
7	1	59	40
8	1	57	42
9	1	56	43
10	1	54	45
11	1	53	46
12	1	52	47
13	1	50	49
14	1	49	50
15	1	47	52
16	1	46	53
17	1	45	54
18	1	44	55
19	1	43	56
20	1	42	57
21	1	42	57
22	1	41	58
23	1	40	59
24	1	40	59
25	1	39	60
26	1	39	60
27	1	38	61
28	1	37	62
29	1	36	63
30	1	35	64
31	1	34	65

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	78
3	78
4	78
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	83
31	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	65	33
2	2	64	34
3	2	63	35
4	2	61	37
5	1	61	38
6	1	60	39
7	1	59	40
8	1	57	42
9	1	56	43
10	1	54	45
11	1	53	46
12	1	52	47
13	1	50	49
14	1	49	50
15	1	47	52
16	1	46	53
17	1	45	54
18	1	44	55
19	1	43	56
20	1	42	57
21	1	42	57
22	1	41	58
23	1	40	59
24	1	40	59
25	1	39	60
26	1	39	60
27	1	38	61
28	1	37	62
29	1	36	63
30	1	35	64
31	1	34	65