- Local time
- Asia/Jayapura
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 219,958
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Airports
- SOQ
- 3.3 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 8,630 km
- 10 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Sorong, month by month
- Jan29°
- Feb29°
- Mar29°
- Apr29°
- May29°
- Jun28°
- Jul28°
- Aug28°
- Sept28°
- Oct29°
- Nov29°
- Dec29°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
No month is both mild to warm and not wet, on these averages.
Mean highs run from 28°C in July to 29°C in November, with about 2,828 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for SorongModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Sorong
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBSorong
8,630 km
10 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
From AUHSorong
8,700 km
11 hrs · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Sorong right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Jayapura
- Country
- Indonesia
- Currency
- Indonesian Rupiah IDRToday's indicative rate: IDR 1,000 ≈ USD 0.056Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F127 V / 230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +62 · On the left
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