Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Climate

Weather: 28.38°C/83.08°F, Wind SW at 2.44 km/h, 77% Humidity, 0.37% Chance of rain

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Rabaul Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Rabaul has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The district’s yearly temperature is 28.23ºC (82.81ºF) and it is 5.2% higher than Papua New Guinea’s averages. Rabaul typically receives about 365.16 millimeters (14.38 inches) of precipitation and has 329.54 rainy days (90.28% of the time) annually.

CountryPapua New Guinea
CityEast New Britain
Longitude152.1644612
Latitude-4.1999648
Attitude/ElevationNonem (0ft)
Local timeThursday 11:49
Annual high temperature29.43ºC (84.97ºF)
Annual low temperature26.27ºC (79.29ºF)
Average annual precip.365.16mm (14.38in)
Warmest monthJune (29.89ºC / 85.8ºF)
Coldest MonthAugust (25.85ºC / 78.53ºF)
Wettest MonthMarch (471.8mm / 18.57in)
Driest MonthSeptember (295.77mm / 11.64in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)329.54 days (90.28%)
Days with no rain35.45999999999998 days (9.72%)
Humidity80.18%

Climate Rabaul: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.71(89.08)30.69(87.24)31.71(89.08)31.71(89.08)32.73(90.91)31.71(89.08)31.71(89.08)31.71(89.08)31.71(89.08)31.71(89.08)31.71(89.08)31.71(89.08)32.73(90.91)
Average high °C (°F)29.08(84.34)28.96(84.13)29.21(84.58)29.44(84.99)29.81(85.66)29.89(85.8)29.39(84.9)29.2(84.56)29.31(84.76)29.72(85.5)29.63(85.33)29.45(85.01)29.43(84.97)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.95(82.31)27.91(82.24)28.15(82.67)28.34(83.01)28.58(83.44)28.6(83.48)28.08(82.54)27.9(82.22)28.13(82.63)28.42(83.16)28.35(83.03)28.37(83.07)28.23(82.81)
Average low °C (°F)26.17(79.11)26.11(79.0)26.37(79.47)26.41(79.54)26.61(79.9)26.77(80.19)26.27(79.29)25.85(78.53)25.92(78.66)26.16(79.09)26.23(79.21)26.42(79.56)26.27(79.29)
Record low °C (°F)18.41(65.14)20.46(68.83)18.41(65.14)23.53(74.35)23.53(74.35)24.55(76.19)22.5(72.5)16.37(61.47)21.48(70.66)19.44(66.99)20.46(68.83)19.44(66.99)16.37(61.47)
Average precipitation mm (inches)438.35(17.26)368.22(14.5)471.8(18.57)364.64(14.36)336.17(13.24)330.6(13.02)369.8(14.56)364.17(14.34)295.77(11.64)311.22(12.25)346.04(13.62)385.28(15.17)365.18(14.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)28.2726.0328.9229.0128.7327.5327.0626.625.8526.2326.9628.3727.46
Average relative humidity (%)80.7680.7380.9880.5880.0980.381.1580.8779.9678.5678.7679.5480.19
Mean monthly sunshine hours12.3112.2611.9811.0811.2911.128.3410.6811.1911.3311.1811.8211.21

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Rabaul in recent years.

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Rabaul Temperature by Month

June
28.6°C | 83.48°F
May
28.58°C | 83.44°F
October
28.42°C | 83.16°F
December
28.37°C | 83.07°F
November
28.35°C | 83.03°F
April
28.34°C | 83.01°F
March
28.15°C | 82.67°F
September
28.13°C | 82.63°F
July
28.08°C | 82.54°F
January
27.95°C | 82.31°F
February
27.91°C | 82.24°F
August
27.9°C | 82.22°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature31.71°C (89.08°F)30.19°C (86.34°F)28.64°C (83.55°F)
Avg Temperature29.66°C (85.39°F)29.1°C (84.38°F)28.64°C (83.55°F)
Min Temperature28.64°C (83.55°F)27.39°C (81.3°F)23.53°C (74.35°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point24.55°C (76.19°F)23.99°C (75.18°F)22.5°C (72.5°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation24.14mm | 0.95in5.29mm | 0.21in0.0mm | 0in163.97mm | 6.46in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind24.55kmh | 15.25mph10.92kmh | 6.79mph5.11kmh | 3.18mph
Gust Wind35.8kmh | 22.25mph16.04kmh | 9.97mph7.16kmh | 4.45mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure24.14mb5.29mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
May° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2020-05-0128.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35765.11 | 3.1830.45 | 1031.0812.89 | 0.51
2020-05-0228.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35767.16 | 4.4530.45 | 1031.0816.47 | 0.65
2020-05-0328.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35765.11 | 3.1830.48 | 1032.1116.78 | 0.66
2020-05-0428.64 | 83.5524.55 | 76.19797.16 | 4.4530.51 | 1033.130.72 | 0.03
2020-05-0528.64 | 83.5524.55 | 76.19776.14 | 3.8230.48 | 1032.110.1 | 0.0
2020-05-0628.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35756.14 | 3.8230.48 | 1032.110.2 | 0.01
2020-05-0728.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35778.18 | 5.0830.48 | 1032.111.64 | 0.06
2020-05-0828.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35775.11 | 3.1830.51 | 1033.130.41 | 0.02
2020-05-0928.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35778.18 | 5.0830.51 | 1033.130.0 | 0
2020-05-1029.66 | 85.3924.55 | 76.197613.3 | 8.2630.48 | 1032.110.51 | 0.02
2020-05-1129.66 | 85.3924.55 | 76.19759.21 | 5.7230.48 | 1032.111.33 | 0.05
2020-05-1229.66 | 85.3924.55 | 76.197812.27 | 7.6230.48 | 1032.112.86 | 0.11
2020-05-1328.64 | 83.5524.55 | 76.198014.32 | 8.930.51 | 1033.1324.14 | 0.95
2020-05-1428.64 | 83.5524.55 | 76.197922.5 | 13.9830.51 | 1033.1322.81 | 0.9
2020-05-1529.66 | 85.3924.55 | 76.197824.55 | 15.2530.48 | 1032.116.85 | 0.27
2020-05-1629.66 | 85.3924.55 | 76.197618.41 | 11.4430.48 | 1032.111.53 | 0.06
2020-05-1729.66 | 85.3924.55 | 76.197521.48 | 13.3530.48 | 1032.110.2 | 0.01
2020-05-1829.66 | 85.3924.55 | 76.197516.37 | 10.1730.48 | 1032.113.38 | 0.13
2020-05-1929.66 | 85.3924.55 | 76.197412.27 | 7.6230.48 | 1032.110.92 | 0.04
2020-05-2029.66 | 85.3924.55 | 76.197515.34 | 9.5330.45 | 1031.081.74 | 0.07
2020-05-2129.66 | 85.3923.53 | 74.357214.32 | 8.930.45 | 1031.084.4 | 0.17
2020-05-2229.66 | 85.3923.53 | 74.35748.18 | 5.0830.45 | 1031.080.61 | 0.02
2020-05-2328.64 | 83.5524.55 | 76.19787.16 | 4.4530.48 | 1032.114.91 | 0.19
2020-05-2428.64 | 83.5524.55 | 76.19768.18 | 5.0830.54 | 1034.151.94 | 0.08
2020-05-2528.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35776.14 | 3.8230.57 | 1035.172.15 | 0.08
2020-05-2629.66 | 85.3923.53 | 74.357417.39 | 10.8130.57 | 1035.170.1 | 0.0
2020-05-2729.66 | 85.3923.53 | 74.357413.3 | 8.2630.57 | 1035.176.96 | 0.27
2020-05-2829.66 | 85.3923.53 | 74.35747.16 | 4.4530.57 | 1035.173.38 | 0.13
2020-05-2928.64 | 83.5522.5 | 72.5756.14 | 3.8230.57 | 1035.170.31 | 0.01
2020-05-3028.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35765.11 | 3.1830.57 | 1035.179.41 | 0.37
2020-05-3128.64 | 83.5523.53 | 74.35777.16 | 4.4530.57 | 1035.1714.32 | 0.56

Rabaul 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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