Visiting Sorong by yacht

When to come, how to get to Sorong, and what the city is.

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Seasons

When to come

Rain falls in every month at Sorong. The driest months still have more than 220 mm.

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	July to September	30.4 to 31.0 °C	226 to 259 mm
Shoulder	January, February, June, October, November	30.8 to 31.7 °C	264 to 304 mm
Off season	March, April, May, December	31.4 to 31.6 °C	313 to 375 mm

Highs: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Sorong/Jefman, 1991 to 2020. Rain: ERA5 via Open-Meteo, 1991 to 2020. Season bands are our own estimate.

Getting here

Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ) is an international airport with a 2,500 m runway. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation lists direct flights to Jakarta, Makassar, Manado, Ambon, Biak, Sentani and Manokwari.

The city

Sorong is the capital of Papua Barat Daya province. The Ministry of Tourism says it is known as the oil city, because drilling began there in 1935. The city covers about 1,105 km².

Raja Ampat

The Ministry of Tourism says Raja Ampat is not far from Sorong. Seal Superyachts says most yachts use Sorong as the port of embarkation for the region.

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