Climate · Indonesia

Raja Ampat

Warm all year, wet from November to July and drier from August to October.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years0.6°S0 m above the sea
  1. Jan81°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  2. Feb80°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  3. Mar81°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  4. Apr81°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  5. May81°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  6. Jun80°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  7. Jul80°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  8. Aug80°27°Rain on about five days a week.
  9. Sep80°27°Rain on about five days a week.
  10. Oct81°27°Rain on about five days a week.
  11. Nov81°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  12. Dec81°27°Rain on about six days a week.
Each month: its typical temperature, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 80°F and 81°F all year. The rain comes from November to July, on about six days a week. August to October is the driest stretch, with rain on about five days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 27°C and 27°C all year. The rain comes from November to July, on about six days a week. August to October is the driest stretch, with rain on about five days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.

Where Raja Ampat sits

Asia/Jayapura

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Latitude
0.6°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Rote Ndao1443 km south-west

The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Raja Ampat, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

One typical temperature, from 80°F to 81°F through the year.One typical temperature, from 27°C to 27°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in April (86% of days), driest in August (67%).

Cloud cover

Cloud stays near 76% of the sky all year.

Daylight

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Raja Ampat, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical temperatureWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryRainy season
81°27°
6 days79%12h 09m
FebruaryRainy season
80°27°
6 days78%12h 08m
MarchRainy season
81°27°
6 days77%12h 07m
AprilRainy season
81°27°
6 days76%12h 06m
MayRainy season
81°27°
6 days76%12h 06m
JuneRainy seasonAt its best
80°27°
6 days77%12h 05m
JulyRainy seasonAt its best
80°27°
6 days76%12h 05m
AugustDry seasonAt its best
80°27°
5 days74%12h 06m
SeptemberDry seasonAt its best
80°27°
5 days75%12h 07m
OctoberDry season
81°27°
5 days76%12h 08m
NovemberRainy season
81°27°
6 days76%12h 09m
DecemberRainy season
81°27°
6 days78%12h 09m

When is the best time to visit Raja Ampat?


The best months are June to September: around 80°F day and night, and rain on about five days a week.The best months are June to September: around 27°C day and night, and rain on about five days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Raja Ampat?

April and May, around 81°F day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.April and May, around 27°C day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.

When does it rain most in Raja Ampat?

April, with rain on about six days a week. August is the driest, with rain on about five days a week.

How long are the days in Raja Ampat?

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

When are the skies clearest in Raja Ampat?

August, when cloud covers about 74% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 79%.

Places with a year like Raja Ampat's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Raja Ampat's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Raja Ampat's summer.

Elsewhere in Indonesia

All of Indonesia

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024). Raja Ampat sits on a grid square that is mostly sea, where the data hold only a daily average, so the page shows one typical temperature, not a high and a low. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.