Wamena climate

Name: Wamena
Address: New Guinea highlands, Indonesia

Indonesia · New Guinea highlands · 4.099° S, 138.949° E

Köppen Cfbsubtropical highland (oceanic)Temperate

Isolated Baliem Valley at ~1600 m: spring-like mild days and surprisingly cool nights year-round.

Mild winters and warm summers, the classic middle-latitude climate.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

September, 74°F / 24°C

Coldest month

August, 57°F / 14°C

Annual swing

18°F / 10°C

Wettest month

March

Driest month

November

Rain per year

128.7" / 3268 mm

Elevation

5430 ft / 1655 m

Time zone

Asia/Jayapura

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	73 / 23	59 / 15	11.06 / 281	82%	2.1 / 3.4	96%
February	73 / 23	59 / 15	10.86 / 276	82%	2.0 / 3.2	96%
March	73 / 23	58 / 15	13.49 / 343	83%	2.1 / 3.4	95%
April	73 / 23	59 / 15	10.79 / 274	83%	2.0 / 3.2	94%
May	74 / 23	58 / 15	9.74 / 247	81%	2.0 / 3.2	89%
June	74 / 23	57 / 14	9.63 / 245	79%	2.4 / 3.9	85%
July	74 / 23	57 / 14	12.54 / 319	81%	2.3 / 3.7	85%
August	74 / 23	57 / 14	10.31 / 262	79%	2.4 / 3.9	82%
September	74 / 24	57 / 14	10.84 / 275	80%	2.4 / 3.9	87%
October	74 / 23	57 / 14	9.35 / 237	81%	2.1 / 3.4	90%
November	74 / 24	58 / 14	8.12 / 206	81%	2.1 / 3.4	92%
December	74 / 23	59 / 15	11.94 / 303	83%	2.0 / 3.2	95%

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