Jayapura climate

Jayapura Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Jayapura, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on May 1 to 29°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 146 mm over about 25 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Jayapura, in °C, with the record for each date.2426283032151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
146 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 10, 2003
Reanalysis low
24°CMay 24, 2012
Daylight
12 h 01 min to 11 h 59 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
10.8 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 129°C26°C30°C 200325°C 199381%
May 229°C26°C31°C 199525°C 201282%
May 329°C26°C30°C 201025°C 199182%
May 429°C26°C30°C 201625°C 199182%
May 529°C26°C31°C 200324°C 199182%
May 629°C26°C31°C 200325°C 199181%
May 729°C26°C31°C 200225°C 201880%
May 829°C26°C30°C 199525°C 201180%
May 929°C26°C31°C 200324°C 201178%
May 1029°C26°C31°C 200324°C 200877%
May 1129°C26°C30°C 201424°C 200877%
May 1229°C26°C30°C 199725°C 200277%
May 1329°C26°C31°C 201624°C 200277%
May 1429°C26°C30°C 201625°C 201977%
May 1529°C26°C30°C 201825°C 199376%
May 1629°C26°C30°C 200225°C 199576%
May 1729°C26°C30°C 199225°C 200576%
May 1829°C26°C31°C 202025°C 199576%
May 1929°C26°C31°C 202025°C 199575%
May 2029°C26°C31°C 201025°C 199574%
May 2129°C26°C30°C 201825°C 199775%
May 2229°C26°C31°C 201625°C 199776%
May 2329°C26°C31°C 201625°C 201176%
May 2429°C26°C30°C 202024°C 201277%
May 2529°C26°C31°C 200325°C 200878%
May 2629°C26°C31°C 201625°C 199679%
May 2729°C26°C31°C 201725°C 199679%
May 2829°C26°C30°C 200325°C 199579%
May 2929°C26°C30°C 200325°C 199680%
May 3029°C26°C31°C 200325°C 201379%
May 3129°C26°C31°C 199724°C 199679%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Jayapura, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+9).

May 1
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 5:34 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.