Suma, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Climate

Weather: 14.33°C/57.79°F, Wind SW at 1.61 km/h, 97% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Papua New Guinea
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Suma Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1980.41 meters (6497.41 feet) above sea level, Suma has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The district’s yearly temperature is 17.92ºC (64.26ºF) and it is -5.11% lower than Papua New Guinea’s averages. Suma typically receives about 750.83 millimeters (29.56 inches) of precipitation and has 378.6 rainy days (103.73% of the time) annually.

CountryPapua New Guinea
CitySouthern Highlands
Longitude143.417099
Latitude-6.120287
Attitude/Elevation1980.41m (6497.41ft)
Local timeThursday 23:15
Annual high temperature21.38ºC (70.48ºF)
Annual low temperature12.68ºC (54.82ºF)
Average annual precip.750.83mm (29.56in)
Warmest monthMay (21.89ºC / 71.4ºF)
Coldest MonthNovember (12.18ºC / 53.92ºF)
Wettest MonthOctober (926.06mm / 36.46in)
Driest MonthJuly (437.93mm / 17.24in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)378.6 days (103.73%)
Days with no rain-13.600000000000023 days (-3.73%)
Humidity97.2%

Climate Suma: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)28.42(83.16)26.31(79.36)25.26(77.47)26.31(79.36)27.36(81.25)26.31(79.36)25.26(77.47)26.31(79.36)27.36(81.25)26.31(79.36)27.36(81.25)27.36(81.25)28.42(83.16)
Average high °C (°F)21.31(70.36)21.59(70.86)21.37(70.47)21.71(71.08)21.89(71.4)21.12(70.02)20.52(68.94)20.79(69.42)21.26(70.27)21.61(70.9)21.77(71.19)21.52(70.74)21.38(70.48)
Daily mean °C (°F)17.65(63.77)17.83(64.09)17.97(64.35)18.38(65.08)18.55(65.39)18.01(64.42)17.39(63.3)17.49(63.48)17.89(64.2)18.01(64.42)18.04(64.47)17.93(64.27)17.92(64.26)
Average low °C (°F)12.21(53.98)12.34(54.21)12.77(54.99)13.21(55.78)13.18(55.72)13.27(55.89)12.59(54.66)12.56(54.61)12.99(55.38)12.47(54.45)12.18(53.92)12.43(54.37)12.68(54.82)
Record low °C (°F)7.37(45.27)8.42(47.16)7.37(45.27)8.42(47.16)8.42(47.16)8.42(47.16)7.37(45.27)6.32(43.38)6.32(43.38)4.21(39.58)6.32(43.38)5.26(41.47)4.21(39.58)
Average precipitation mm (inches)790.07(31.11)744.59(29.31)873.52(34.39)866.38(34.11)760.55(29.94)549.37(21.63)437.93(17.24)533.14(20.99)733.77(28.89)926.06(36.46)907.92(35.74)886.85(34.92)750.84(29.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)32.5329.6632.6331.5732.2531.2931.8631.5730.6231.8630.7132.0531.55
Average relative humidity (%)96.0896.1497.4498.0197.5998.0897.8297.397.596.9196.7196.7597.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours10.0810.159.849.569.669.439.169.339.3510.0111.859.819.85

Climate Graph

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

Suma

Suma Temperature by Month

May
18.55°C | 65.39°F
April
18.38°C | 65.08°F
November
18.04°C | 64.47°F
June
18.01°C | 64.42°F
October
18.01°C | 64.42°F
March
17.97°C | 64.35°F
December
17.93°C | 64.27°F
September
17.89°C | 64.2°F
February
17.83°C | 64.09°F
January
17.65°C | 63.77°F
August
17.49°C | 63.48°F
July
17.39°C | 63.3°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature25.26°C (77.47°F)21.36°C (70.45°F)15.79°C (60.42°F)
Avg Temperature20.0°C (68.0°F)17.52°C (63.54°F)13.68°C (56.62°F)
Min Temperature14.73°C (58.51°F)11.58°C (52.84°F)7.37°C (45.27°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point16.84°C (62.31°F)14.39°C (57.9°F)11.58°C (52.84°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation65.89mm | 2.59in18.5mm | 0.73in1.26mm | 0.05in573.5mm | 22.58in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind6.32kmh | 3.93mph3.8kmh | 2.36mph2.1kmh | 1.3mph
Gust Wind10.53kmh | 6.54mph6.18kmh | 3.84mph3.16kmh | 1.96mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure65.89mb18.5mb1.26mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
August° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2020-08-0115.79 | 60.4214.73 | 58.51953.16 | 1.9631.45 | 1065.133.68 | 0.14
2020-08-0215.79 | 60.4214.73 | 58.51972.1 | 1.331.45 | 1065.138.0 | 0.31
2020-08-0316.84 | 62.3114.73 | 58.51924.21 | 2.6231.42 | 1064.088.31 | 0.33
2020-08-0418.95 | 66.1116.84 | 62.31943.16 | 1.9631.42 | 1064.0811.47 | 0.45
2020-08-0518.95 | 66.1116.84 | 62.31943.16 | 1.9631.42 | 1064.0814.1 | 0.56
2020-08-0618.95 | 66.1114.73 | 58.51884.21 | 2.6231.42 | 1064.0812.84 | 0.51
2020-08-0717.89 | 64.214.73 | 58.51874.21 | 2.6231.45 | 1065.1317.05 | 0.67
2020-08-0818.95 | 66.1112.63 | 54.73865.26 | 3.2731.48 | 1066.1812.21 | 0.48
2020-08-0917.89 | 64.214.73 | 58.51922.1 | 1.331.48 | 1066.1817.37 | 0.68
2020-08-1017.89 | 64.213.68 | 56.62904.21 | 2.6231.52 | 1067.2314.31 | 0.56
2020-08-1117.89 | 64.215.79 | 60.42952.1 | 1.331.52 | 1067.2348.73 | 1.92
2020-08-1217.89 | 64.215.79 | 60.42933.16 | 1.9631.55 | 1068.2954.94 | 2.16
2020-08-1316.84 | 62.3114.73 | 58.51943.16 | 1.9631.48 | 1066.1822.63 | 0.89
2020-08-1417.89 | 64.214.73 | 58.51934.21 | 2.6231.45 | 1065.1327.79 | 1.09
2020-08-1516.84 | 62.3115.79 | 60.42963.16 | 1.9631.48 | 1066.1865.89 | 2.59
2020-08-1616.84 | 62.3115.79 | 60.42963.16 | 1.9631.48 | 1066.1820.94 | 0.82
2020-08-1716.84 | 62.3115.79 | 60.42963.16 | 1.9631.48 | 1066.1817.68 | 0.7
2020-08-1817.89 | 64.214.73 | 58.51924.21 | 2.6231.45 | 1065.1312.63 | 0.5
2020-08-1917.89 | 64.213.68 | 56.62865.26 | 3.2731.42 | 1064.0810.42 | 0.41
2020-08-2017.89 | 64.213.68 | 56.62884.21 | 2.6231.48 | 1066.1816.73 | 0.66
2020-08-2118.95 | 66.1113.68 | 56.62855.26 | 3.2731.55 | 1068.2911.16 | 0.44
2020-08-2218.95 | 66.1114.73 | 58.51875.26 | 3.2731.55 | 1068.299.37 | 0.37
2020-08-2317.89 | 64.214.73 | 58.51934.21 | 2.6231.52 | 1067.2311.79 | 0.46
2020-08-2414.73 | 58.5112.63 | 54.73953.16 | 1.9631.52 | 1067.238.1 | 0.32
2020-08-2513.68 | 56.6212.63 | 54.73972.1 | 1.331.55 | 1068.298.74 | 0.34
2020-08-2616.84 | 62.3111.58 | 52.84855.26 | 3.2731.48 | 1066.188.0 | 0.31
2020-08-2716.84 | 62.3113.68 | 56.62914.21 | 2.6231.45 | 1065.1314.52 | 0.57
2020-08-2816.84 | 62.3114.73 | 58.51953.16 | 1.9631.42 | 1064.0814.21 | 0.56
2020-08-2917.89 | 64.215.79 | 60.42952.1 | 1.331.42 | 1064.0859.26 | 2.33
2020-08-3020.0 | 68.011.58 | 52.84765.26 | 3.2731.42 | 1064.081.26 | 0.05
2020-08-3117.89 | 64.211.58 | 52.84796.32 | 3.9331.42 | 1064.089.37 | 0.37

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