Sofifi climate — normals and trends
Sofifi (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,883 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Sofifi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 303 rainy days per year.
Sofifi 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 30.1 °C (on 21 November 1973) and the coldest 21.8 °C (on 3 September 1997).
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
SofifiNorth Maluku
- coords
- 0.74°, 127.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
27.2°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,883mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
303 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
28.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
30.1 °C
21 November 1973
Coldest day
21.8 °C
3 September 1997
Wettest day
228 mm
28 April 2007
Windiest day
34.5 km/h
20 January 1959
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
10 December 1988
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
17 October 2021
Coldest feels-like
23.3 °C
25 February 1965
Sunniest day
11.9 h
29 April 1959
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 | 28.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 378 mm | +142 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 205 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 367 mm | +129 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 500 mm | +224 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 372 mm | +58 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 595 mm | +311 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 177 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 428 mm | +237 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 298 mm | +87 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 357 mm | +156 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 260 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 312 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sofifi?
Sofifi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,883 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sofifi?
The hottest day measured in Sofifi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1973, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sofifi?
The coldest day measured in Sofifi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1997, at 21.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sofifi?
Almost never: Sofifi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sofifi warmed?
Yes: Sofifi warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sofifi?
The wettest day measured in Sofifi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2007, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sofifi?
The windiest day measured in Sofifi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1959, with winds reaching 34.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sofifi?
The warmest month in Sofifi is May (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sofifi?
Sofifi receives on average 2,883 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 303 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sofifi?
Sofifi gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sofifi?
Yes: Sofifi has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sofifi?
In Sofifi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 17 October 2021, and the lowest was 23.3 °C on 25 February 1965.
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