TranganAbout Trangan
Trangan is an island in the Aru Islands group of Maluku province in eastern Indonesia. It is one of the larger islands within the Aru archipelago and forms part of the region’s maritime landscape.
The island is characterised by lowland tropical forest, wetlands and coastal mangroves, with small traditional villages and subsistence activities rather than large-scale tourism infrastructure. The surrounding seas are noted locally for fisheries and marine biodiversity.
The Aru Islands have long been inhabited by Austronesian-speaking peoples and were part of regional trade networks during the pre-colonial and colonial eras; Trangan shares that regional history as a populated island in the archipelago.
Trangan lies in the Arafura Sea as part of the Aru Islands in Maluku province, eastern Indonesia, and is reached by boat from the district centre and regional transport hubs.
- Access via Dobo: The island group’s main town, Dobo, is the usual transport hub for reaching the larger islands including Trangan by local boat services.
Weather & Climate near Trangan
Trangan's climate is classified as Tropical Monsoon - Tropical Monsoon climate with consistently warm temperatures year-round. Temperatures range from 23°C to 32°C. Heavy rainfall (2388 mm/year), wettest in January.
| Month | Comfort | Temp | Feels | Rain | Sky | Humidity | Wind | UV | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Acceptable | 24° - 31° | 32° | 327 mm | overcast | 83% | 3.0 m/s | 2.2 extreme | 12.3h |
| February | Acceptable | 24° - 31° | 31° | 284 mm | overcast | 84% | 2.6 m/s | 2.3 extreme | 12.2h |
| March | Acceptable | 24° - 31° | 32° | 273 mm | overcast | 84% | 2.3 m/s | 2.2 extreme | 12.0h |
| April | Good | 24° - 31° | 31° | 262 mm | overcast | 83% | 2.0 m/s | 2.0 extreme | 11.9h |
| May | Good | 25° - 30° | 31° | 239 mm | overcast | 84% | 2.1 m/s | 1.8 very high | 11.7h |
| June | Good | 24° - 29° | 27° | 193 mm | overcast | 85% | 2.5 m/s | 1.5 very high | 11.6h |
| July | Very Good | 23° - 28° | 26° | 135 mm | overcast | 84% | 3.0 m/s | 1.6 very high | 11.7h |
| August | Very Good | 23° - 29° | 26° | 106 mm | overcast | 81% | 3.1 m/s | 1.9 very high | 11.8h |
| September | Very Good | 23° - 30° | 26° | 74 mm | overcast | 79% | 2.5 m/s | 2.2 extreme | 12.0h |
| October | Very Good | 24° - 31° | 30° | 86 mm | partly cloudy | 76% | 2.2 m/s | 2.3 extreme | 12.1h |
| November | Good | 24° - 32° | 31° | 141 mm | overcast | 75% | 1.8 m/s | 2.3 extreme | 12.3h |
| December | Acceptable | 24° - 31° | 31° | 268 mm | overcast | 79% | 2.1 m/s | 2.2 extreme | 12.4h |