Tual in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Tual sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 752 mm of rain over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.

Summer is Tual's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Tual 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 Tual's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
752 mm
76 wet days
Avg wind
19 km/h
Travel score
3.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Tual in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical summer day in Tual reaches about 28°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How summer really feels in Tual

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tual weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°27426.612.33.8
Feb28° / 26°2502412.23.7
Mar28° / 26°23925.1124.0
Apr28° / 26°23224.511.94.0
May28° / 26°20822.811.74.5
Jun27° / 26°16318.511.75.2
Jul26° / 25°731211.76.3
Aug26° / 25°407.711.87.1
Sep26° / 25°408.6126.8
Oct27° / 26°6412.512.16.1
Nov28° / 26°9116.412.35.1
Dec28° / 26°22825.712.33.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Tual gets around 752 mm of rain over 76 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 19 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Tual

In seasonPeak

In summer, Tual overlaps its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Tual's rainy season runs December–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Tual?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tual.

What to pack for Tual in Summer

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

In summer, Tual sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 76 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tual in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across summer — 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 December at about 29°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tual in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer 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 Tual peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tual?

Tual sits at 5.6°S, 132.8°E, 41 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Dobo, 165 km away.

FakfakNabireBintuniTimikaTeminabuanRansikiMasohi

Topography around Tual

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tual has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m.

The land around Tual is covered by trees (37%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (64%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
756 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Dobo 165 km · Fakfak 305 km · Nabire 396 km · Bintuni 401 km · Timika 449 km · Teminabuan 473 km · Ransiki 484 km · Masohi 493 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 Tual (-5.6288°, 132.7523°, elevation 41 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.