Fakfak climate — normals and trends
Fakfak (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,846 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Fakfak averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 310 rainy days per year.
Fakfak has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.7 °C (on 29 March 2025) and the coldest 21.6 °C (on 24 July 1982).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FakfakSpecial Region of Papua
- coords
- -2.92°, 132.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
26.2°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,846mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
310 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
27.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.7 °C
29 March 2025
Coldest day
21.6 °C
24 July 1982
Wettest day
169 mm
28 June 2007
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
26 January 1961
Strongest gust
76.3 km/h
25 January 1961
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
29 March 2025
Coldest feels-like
22.0 °C
21 July 1965
Sunniest day
12.1 h
7 February 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 346 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 272 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 299 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 393 mm | +88 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 354 mm | +88 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 452 mm | +242 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 287 mm | +137 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 306 mm | +181 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 250 mm | +93 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 423 mm | +231 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 289 mm | +78 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 335 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fakfak?
Fakfak has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,846 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fakfak?
The hottest day measured in Fakfak between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2025, reaching 29.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fakfak?
The coldest day measured in Fakfak between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1982, at 21.6 °C.
Does it snow in Fakfak?
Almost never: Fakfak sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fakfak warmed?
Yes: Fakfak warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fakfak?
The wettest day measured in Fakfak between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2007, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fakfak?
The windiest day measured in Fakfak between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1961, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fakfak?
The warmest month in Fakfak is May (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Fakfak?
Fakfak receives on average 2,846 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 310 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fakfak?
Fakfak gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fakfak?
Yes: Fakfak has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fakfak?
In Fakfak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 29 March 2025, and the lowest was 22.0 °C on 21 July 1965.
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