Papua New Guinea Climate
Climate Zone and Historical Climate Data
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Papua New Guinea Climatic Classifications
Code | Description | Group | Number of states/regions | States/regions |
---|---|---|---|---|
Af | Tropical rainforest | Tropical | 22 | Bougainville Central Chimbu East New Britain East Sepik Eastern Highlands Enga Gulf Hela Jiwaka Madang Manus Milne Bay Morobe National Capital New Ireland Northern Southern Highlands West New Britain West Sepik Western Western Highlands |
Summary: Most regions (22) in Papua New Guinea lie in the Tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen: Af). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 27.92°C (82.26°F) in Manus to a low of 15.29°C (59.52°F) in Western.
Climate Papua New Guinea: Weather By Month
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Nov | Oct | Dec | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record high °C (°F) | 30.46(86.83) | 30.29(86.52) | 30.08(86.14) | 30.04(86.07) | 30.4(86.72) | 30.35(86.63) | 30.16(86.29) | 30.25(86.45) | 30.3(86.54) | 30.55(86.99) | 30.42(86.76) | 30.73(87.31) | 30.73(87.31) |
Average high °C (°F) | 25.74(78.33) | 25.79(78.42) | 25.74(78.33) | 25.81(78.46) | 26.02(78.84) | 25.53(77.95) | 25.05(77.09) | 25.26(77.47) | 25.53(77.95) | 26.02(78.84) | 26.14(79.05) | 26.0(78.8) | 25.72(78.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.18(73.72) | 23.14(73.65) | 23.13(73.63) | 23.22(73.8) | 23.3(73.94) | 22.86(73.15) | 22.32(72.18) | 22.43(72.37) | 22.78(73.0) | 23.18(73.72) | 23.42(74.16) | 23.43(74.17) | 23.03(73.45) |
Average low °C (°F) | 19.44(66.99) | 19.43(66.97) | 19.5(67.1) | 19.6(67.28) | 19.5(67.1) | 19.21(66.58) | 18.69(65.64) | 18.55(65.39) | 18.8(65.84) | 18.92(66.06) | 19.19(66.54) | 19.47(67.05) | 19.19(66.54) |
Record low °C (°F) | 11.6(52.88) | 11.72(53.1) | 12.13(53.83) | 12.55(54.59) | 12.52(54.54) | 12.37(54.27) | 11.96(53.53) | 11.93(53.47) | 12.23(54.01) | 11.85(53.33) | 11.57(52.83) | 11.81(53.26) | 11.57(52.83) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 602.37(23.72) | 571.48(22.5) | 654.4(25.76) | 564.09(22.21) | 467.6(18.41) | 400.35(15.76) | 365.08(14.37) | 414.04(16.3) | 451.99(17.79) | 509.65(20.06) | 520.52(20.49) | 570.28(22.45) | 507.65(19.99) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 29.14 | 26.29 | 29.38 | 28.27 | 28.04 | 26.77 | 25.91 | 26.21 | 26.57 | 27.52 | 26.76 | 28.36 | 27.44 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84.46 | 84.29 | 85.45 | 85.77 | 85.05 | 85.16 | 84.73 | 84.24 | 84.18 | 83.5 | 83.67 | 84.03 | 84.54 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 10.53 | 10.31 | 10.1 | 9.97 | 9.72 | 9.66 | 9.74 | 10.13 | 10.26 | 10.91 | 11.24 | 10.98 | 10.3 |
Papua New Guinea Climate Graph
Papua New Guinea’s Cities by Temperature
Papua New Guinea’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:
Manus | 27.92°C | 82.26°F | |
Madang | 27.92°C | 82.26°F | |
East Sepik | 27.71°C | 81.88°F | |
East New Britain | 27.6°C | 81.68°F | |
New Ireland | 27.6°C | 81.68°F | |
Central | 27.4°C | 81.32°F | |
National Capital | 27.4°C | 81.32°F | |
West New Britain | 27.09°C | 80.76°F | |
Milne Bay | 26.95°C | 80.51°F | |
Northern | 26.14°C | 79.05°F | |
Bougainville | 25.12°C | 77.22°F | |
West Sepik | 25.04°C | 77.07°F | |
Morobe | 21.01°C | 69.82°F | |
Eastern Highlands | 20.37°C | 68.67°F | |
Gulf | 20.37°C | 68.67°F | |
Hela | 19.03°C | 66.25°F | |
Chimbu | 17.57°C | 63.63°F | |
Jiwaka | 17.57°C | 63.63°F | |
Western Highlands | 17.57°C | 63.63°F | |
Southern Highlands | 17.03°C | 62.65°F | |
Enga | 17.03°C | 62.65°F | |
Western | 15.29°C | 59.52°F |
Popular places in Papua New Guinea
- Gloucester West New Britain
- Minyamba Enga
- Kokola New Ireland
- Duna Southern Highlands
- Balada East New Britain
- Badilu Madang
- Nondugl Chimbu
- Poponovuam New Ireland
- Awari Southern Highlands
- Dobei Western Highlands
- Mugami Western Highlands
- Gebal Jiwaka
- Abegani Madang
- Bongimasi East Sepik
- Chabai Bougainville
- Aligaiyufa Eastern Highlands
- Lambu New Ireland
- Asilimapua West New Britain
- Aiyamonte Eastern Highlands
- Ali Western
- Porgorali Enga
- Kuli Western Highlands
- Kunduga Western Highlands
- Ansawe New Ireland
- Kalasa Mission Morobe
- Amusi Eastern Highlands
- Wipim Western
- Safia Northern
- Gumbamango Western Highlands
- Toanumbu East Sepik
- Lenginas Enga
- Malam Western
- Toniva Bougainville
- Ossima West Sepik
- Aran 2 Western
- Begbe Police Station Chimbu
- Boigu Western
- Arumanda Enga
- Nesgo New Ireland
- Petoi Gulf
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