Fakfak Weather in August
Fakfak in August
The short of it: Fakfak in August averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 234 mm (9.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 22° · rain 234 mm · daylight 12 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Fakfak brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 22°, with about 234 mm of rain over the month. Fakfak's coldest stretch of the year, 29° by day and 22° by night. Wet spells are common — about 234 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 1 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Fakfak runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Bintuni, 164 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Fakfak, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 67 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BintuniWest Papua | 164 km ENE | 29° | 23° | 138 mm |
| TeminabuanSouthwest Papua | 168 km N | 29° | 23° | 365 mm |
| FefSouthwest Papua | 236 km N | 27° | 20° | 259 mm |
| SorongSouthwest Papua | 255 km NNW | 30° | 24° | 283 mm |
| RansikiWest Papua | 261 km NE | 31° | 23° | 169 mm |
| ManokwariWest Papua | 302 km NE | 30° | 22° | 174 mm |
| TualMaluku | 305 km S | 29° | 24° | 79 mm |
| NabireCentral Papua | 359 km E | 31° | 23° | 368 mm |