Tona, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Climate

Weather: 16.58°C/61.84°F, Wind SW at 0.43 km/h, 95% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Papua New Guinea
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Tona Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1846.99 meters (6059.68 feet) above sea level, Tona has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The district’s yearly temperature is 17.81ºC (64.06ºF) and it is -5.22% lower than Papua New Guinea’s averages. Tona typically receives about 746.17 millimeters (29.38 inches) of precipitation and has 376.25 rainy days (103.08% of the time) annually.

CountryPapua New Guinea
CitySouthern Highlands
Longitude144.089294
Latitude-6.093553
Attitude/Elevation1846.99m (6059.68ft)
Local timeSaturday 00:21
Annual high temperature21.24ºC (70.23ºF)
Annual low temperature12.6ºC (54.68ºF)
Average annual precip.746.17mm (29.38in)
Warmest monthMay (21.75ºC / 71.15ºF)
Coldest MonthNovember (12.1ºC / 53.78ºF)
Wettest MonthOctober (920.26mm / 36.23in)
Driest MonthJuly (435.19mm / 17.13in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)376.25 days (103.08%)
Days with no rain-11.25 days (-3.08%)
Humidity96.59%

Climate Tona: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)28.24(82.83)26.15(79.07)25.1(77.18)26.15(79.07)27.19(80.94)26.15(79.07)25.1(77.18)26.15(79.07)27.19(80.94)26.15(79.07)27.19(80.94)27.19(80.94)28.24(82.83)
Average high °C (°F)21.18(70.12)21.45(70.61)21.23(70.21)21.58(70.84)21.75(71.15)20.99(69.78)20.4(68.72)20.66(69.19)21.13(70.03)21.47(70.65)21.63(70.93)21.39(70.5)21.24(70.23)
Daily mean °C (°F)17.54(63.57)17.72(63.9)17.85(64.13)18.26(64.87)18.43(65.17)17.9(64.22)17.28(63.1)17.38(63.28)17.78(64.0)17.9(64.22)17.93(64.27)17.82(64.08)17.81(64.06)
Average low °C (°F)12.13(53.83)12.26(54.07)12.69(54.84)13.13(55.63)13.09(55.56)13.19(55.74)12.51(54.52)12.48(54.46)12.91(55.24)12.39(54.3)12.1(53.78)12.35(54.23)12.6(54.68)
Record low °C (°F)7.32(45.18)8.37(47.07)7.32(45.18)8.37(47.07)8.37(47.07)8.37(47.07)7.32(45.18)6.28(43.3)6.28(43.3)4.18(39.52)6.28(43.3)5.23(41.41)4.18(39.52)
Average precipitation mm (inches)785.12(30.91)739.92(29.13)868.04(34.17)860.94(33.9)755.78(29.76)545.93(21.49)435.19(17.13)529.8(20.86)729.17(28.71)920.26(36.23)902.22(35.52)881.29(34.7)746.13(29.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)32.3329.4732.4231.3832.0531.0931.6631.3830.4331.6630.5231.8531.36
Average relative humidity (%)95.4895.5396.8397.3996.9897.4797.2196.6996.8996.3196.1196.1496.59
Mean monthly sunshine hours10.0210.089.789.59.69.379.19.279.299.9511.789.759.79

Climate Graph

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

Tona

Tona Temperature by Month

May
18.43°C | 65.17°F
April
18.26°C | 64.87°F
November
17.93°C | 64.27°F
June
17.9°C | 64.22°F
October
17.9°C | 64.22°F
March
17.85°C | 64.13°F
December
17.82°C | 64.08°F
September
17.78°C | 64.0°F
February
17.72°C | 63.9°F
January
17.54°C | 63.57°F
August
17.38°C | 63.28°F
July
17.28°C | 63.1°F

Historical Data

Summary
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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature23.01°C (73.42°F)18.89°C (66.0°F)16.73°C (62.11°F)
Avg Temperature18.83°C (65.89°F)16.6°C (61.88°F)14.64°C (58.35°F)
Min Temperature15.69°C (60.24°F)13.5°C (56.3°F)11.5°C (52.7°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point16.73°C (62.11°F)15.15°C (59.27°F)13.6°C (56.48°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation90.47mm | 3.56in26.64mm | 1.05in5.75mm | 0.23in825.73mm | 32.51in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind5.23kmh | 3.25mph4.08kmh | 2.54mph3.14kmh | 1.95mph
Gust Wind7.32kmh | 4.55mph5.84kmh | 3.63mph4.18kmh | 2.6mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure90.47mb26.64mb5.75mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
August° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2011-08-0115.69 | 60.2415.69 | 60.24993.14 | 1.9531.26 | 1058.4590.47 | 3.56
2011-08-0215.69 | 60.2414.64 | 58.35984.18 | 2.631.32 | 1060.5440.27 | 1.59
2011-08-0314.64 | 58.3513.6 | 56.48984.18 | 2.631.29 | 1059.512.55 | 0.49
2011-08-0415.69 | 60.2414.64 | 58.35965.23 | 3.2531.29 | 1059.55.75 | 0.23
2011-08-0516.73 | 62.1114.64 | 58.35954.18 | 2.631.29 | 1059.519.24 | 0.76
2011-08-0616.73 | 62.1115.69 | 60.24964.18 | 2.631.26 | 1058.4517.88 | 0.7
2011-08-0716.73 | 62.1115.69 | 60.24963.14 | 1.9531.29 | 1059.57.95 | 0.31
2011-08-0815.69 | 60.2414.64 | 58.35974.18 | 2.631.29 | 1059.515.79 | 0.62
2011-08-0914.64 | 58.3514.64 | 58.35993.14 | 1.9531.29 | 1059.533.36 | 1.31
2011-08-1015.69 | 60.2414.64 | 58.35964.18 | 2.631.29 | 1059.535.67 | 1.4
2011-08-1115.69 | 60.2414.64 | 58.35983.14 | 1.9531.29 | 1059.524.37 | 0.96
2011-08-1216.73 | 62.1114.64 | 58.35954.18 | 2.631.29 | 1059.517.78 | 0.7
2011-08-1317.78 | 64.015.69 | 60.24933.14 | 1.9531.29 | 1059.511.3 | 0.44
2011-08-1417.78 | 64.014.64 | 58.35924.18 | 2.631.29 | 1059.532.74 | 1.29
2011-08-1516.73 | 62.1115.69 | 60.24974.18 | 2.631.32 | 1060.5449.47 | 1.95
2011-08-1617.78 | 64.014.64 | 58.35935.23 | 3.2531.29 | 1059.56.59 | 0.26
2011-08-1715.69 | 60.2414.64 | 58.35974.18 | 2.631.26 | 1058.4514.02 | 0.55
2011-08-1815.69 | 60.2415.69 | 60.24984.18 | 2.631.29 | 1059.518.09 | 0.71
2011-08-1916.73 | 62.1115.69 | 60.24974.18 | 2.631.32 | 1060.5460.03 | 2.36
2011-08-2016.73 | 62.1115.69 | 60.24964.18 | 2.631.32 | 1060.5427.61 | 1.09
2011-08-2116.73 | 62.1115.69 | 60.24984.18 | 2.631.32 | 1060.5426.78 | 1.05
2011-08-2215.69 | 60.2414.64 | 58.35984.18 | 2.631.32 | 1060.549.83 | 0.39
2011-08-2314.64 | 58.3513.6 | 56.48985.23 | 3.2531.29 | 1059.519.45 | 0.77
2011-08-2415.69 | 60.2414.64 | 58.35994.18 | 2.631.32 | 1060.5436.71 | 1.45
2011-08-2516.73 | 62.1114.64 | 58.35935.23 | 3.2531.29 | 1059.58.79 | 0.35
2011-08-2617.78 | 64.015.69 | 60.24944.18 | 2.631.29 | 1059.518.2 | 0.72
2011-08-2718.83 | 65.8915.69 | 60.24944.18 | 2.631.26 | 1058.4518.51 | 0.73
2011-08-2818.83 | 65.8916.73 | 62.11944.18 | 2.631.26 | 1058.4518.62 | 0.73
2011-08-2918.83 | 65.8916.73 | 62.11933.14 | 1.9531.26 | 1058.4532.0 | 1.26
2011-08-3017.78 | 64.015.69 | 60.24963.14 | 1.9531.26 | 1058.4569.76 | 2.75
2011-08-3117.78 | 64.015.69 | 60.24944.18 | 2.631.26 | 1058.4526.15 | 1.03

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