Nabire climate — normals and trends
Nabire (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 3,107 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 December (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Nabire averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 311 rainy days per year.
Nabire has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 24 November 2025) and the coldest 22.2 °C (on 24 July 1965).
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
NabireCentral Papua
- coords
- -3.36°, 135.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
3,107mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
311 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
29.6 °C
Average peak gust
20.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
32.2 °C
24 November 2025
Coldest day
22.2 °C
24 July 1965
Wettest day
243 mm
9 August 2022
Windiest day
32.4 km/h
4 December 1979
Strongest gust
52.6 km/h
3 January 1957
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
18 November 1973
Coldest feels-like
23.2 °C
27 January 1975
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 December 1940
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 | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 297 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 299 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 342 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 415 mm | +99 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 359 mm | +114 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 288 mm | +78 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 124 mm | -63 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 372 mm | +171 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 331 mm | +99 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 261 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 293 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 275 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nabire?
Nabire has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 3,107 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nabire?
The hottest day measured in Nabire between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2025, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nabire?
The coldest day measured in Nabire between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1965, at 22.2 °C.
Does it snow in Nabire?
Almost never: Nabire sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nabire warmed?
Yes: Nabire warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nabire?
The wettest day measured in Nabire between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2022, with 243 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nabire?
The windiest day measured in Nabire between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1979, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nabire?
The warmest month in Nabire is December (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Nabire?
Nabire receives on average 3,107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 311 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nabire?
Nabire gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nabire?
Yes: Nabire has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nabire?
In Nabire, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 18 November 1973, and the lowest was 23.2 °C on 27 January 1975.
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