Timika in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Timika sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1818 mm of rain over about 85 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels miserable.

Fall is Timika's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Timika 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 Timika's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
1818 mm
85 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
2.6
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Timika in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical fall day in Timika reaches about 30°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Timika

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Timika weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°40227.112.22.5
Feb31° / 23°36125.112.22.4
Mar31° / 23°44028.6122.4
Apr30° / 23°6522811.92.6
May30° / 23°72528.111.82.8
Jun29° / 23°97528.511.73.0
Jul28° / 22°10433011.83.2
Aug28° / 22°81728.911.83.2
Sep29° / 23°62426.2123.0
Oct30° / 23°39925.312.12.9
Nov31° / 23°36726.412.22.6
Dec31° / 23°42828.612.32.4

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Timika gets around 1818 mm of rain over 85 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 3 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early March to 11 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Timika

In seasonPeak

In fall, Timika overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Timika sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Timika?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Timika.

What to pack for Timika in Fall

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

In fall, Timika sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 85 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Timika in Fall

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Timika in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall 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 Timika peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Timika?

Timika sits at 4.6°S, 136.7°E, 21 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Mulia, 176 km away.

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Topography around Timika

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Timika has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,713 m.

The land around Timika is covered by trees (95%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
4,713 m
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Fall weather nearby: Mulia 176 km · Nabire 191 km · Agats 192 km · Tiom 212 km · Wamena 258 km · Dobo 299 km · Biak 388 km · Ransiki 443 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 Timika (-4.6141°, 136.6768°, elevation 21 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.