Timika Weather in December
Timika in December
The short of it: Timika in December averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 194 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 23° · rain 194 mm · daylight 12 h 23 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Timika an average December high of 32°, a low of 23° and some 194 mm of rain. No month in Timika runs warmer: highs about 32°. Wet spells are common — about 194 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 23 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Timika runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Bugalaga, 110 km to the N, is 7° cooler by day.
December in Timika, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 33 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BugalagaCentral Papua | 110 km N | 26° | 15° | 238 mm |
| MuliaCentral Papua | 176 km NE | 22° | 10° | 270 mm |
| KenyamHighland Papua | 189 km E | 33° | 23° | 289 mm |
| NabireCentral Papua | 191 km NW | 33° | 24° | 311 mm |
| AgatsSouth Papua | 192 km ESE | 33° | 24° | 286 mm |
| TiomHighland Papua | 212 km ENE | 24° | 11° | 232 mm |
| KarubagaHighland Papua | 222 km ENE | 27° | 15° | 237 mm |
| WamenaHighland Papua | 258 km ENE | 28° | 15° | 178 mm |