Timika weather in July

In July, Timika sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1043 mm of rain across 30 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Timika's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Timika's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1043 mm
30 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:06 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
94%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Timika reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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 Timika

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.

Timika weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
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6199
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Timika gets around 1043 mm of rain over 30 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 97% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
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496
596
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2997
3097
3196

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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41909
51909
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Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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133calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:055:49
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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 2.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 4.61 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 2.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
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282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Timika

In seasonPeak

None of Timika's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 July a good time to visit Timika?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Timika.

What to pack for Timika in July

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

In July, Timika sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Timika in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 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 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 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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July 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).