Arufa, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea Climate

Weather: 11.41°C/52.54°F, Wind SW at 0.6 km/h, 98% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Papua New Guinea
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Arufa Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Arufa has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The district’s yearly temperature is 17.86ºC (64.15ºF) and it is -5.17% lower than Papua New Guinea’s averages. Arufa typically receives about 722.74 millimeters (28.45 inches) of precipitation and has 363.89 rainy days (99.7% of the time) annually.

CountryPapua New Guinea
CityWestern Highlands
Longitude144.45
Latitude-6.083333
Attitude/ElevationNonem (0ft)
Local timeFriday 14:10
Annual high temperature21.14ºC (70.05ºF)
Annual low temperature13.36ºC (56.05ºF)
Average annual precip.722.74mm (28.45in)
Warmest monthMay (21.55ºC / 70.79ºF)
Coldest MonthAugust (12.49ºC / 54.48ºF)
Wettest MonthMarch (993.85mm / 39.13in)
Driest MonthJune (430.43mm / 16.95in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)363.89 days (99.7%)
Days with no rain1.1100000000000136 days (0.3%)
Humidity91.14%

Climate Arufa: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)26.43(79.57)25.41(77.74)26.43(79.57)25.41(77.74)26.43(79.57)24.4(75.92)25.41(77.74)25.41(77.74)27.45(81.41)26.43(79.57)26.43(79.57)25.41(77.74)27.45(81.41)
Average high °C (°F)20.69(69.24)20.9(69.62)20.98(69.76)21.17(70.11)21.55(70.79)21.37(70.47)20.98(69.76)21.1(69.98)21.3(70.34)21.41(70.54)21.32(70.38)20.97(69.75)21.14(70.05)
Daily mean °C (°F)17.79(64.02)17.87(64.17)17.88(64.18)18.01(64.42)18.19(64.74)17.81(64.06)17.28(63.1)17.41(63.34)17.87(64.17)18.02(64.44)18.13(64.63)18.01(64.42)17.86(64.15)
Average low °C (°F)13.53(56.35)13.79(56.82)13.82(56.88)14.09(57.36)13.78(56.8)13.28(55.9)12.69(54.84)12.49(54.48)12.98(55.36)13.03(55.45)13.34(56.01)13.51(56.32)13.36(56.05)
Record low °C (°F)10.16(50.29)11.18(52.12)11.18(52.12)11.18(52.12)10.16(50.29)10.16(50.29)9.15(48.47)5.08(41.14)10.16(50.29)9.15(48.47)9.15(48.47)9.15(48.47)5.08(41.14)
Average precipitation mm (inches)874.15(34.42)916.2(36.07)993.85(39.13)855.38(33.68)618.54(24.35)430.43(16.95)437.47(17.22)534.57(21.05)617.77(24.32)730.89(28.78)792.33(31.19)871.57(34.31)722.76(28.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)31.3328.5531.5130.530.530.3129.7530.429.6630.5930.0430.7730.32
Average relative humidity (%)92.2492.1393.2292.8991.0390.7390.1689.189.6789.8690.8991.7291.14
Mean monthly sunshine hours9.749.769.69.7410.3110.4510.4310.5910.3310.8811.9110.1610.33

Climate Graph

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

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Arufa Temperature by Month

May
18.19°C | 64.74°F
November
18.13°C | 64.63°F
October
18.02°C | 64.44°F
April
18.01°C | 64.42°F
December
18.01°C | 64.42°F
March
17.88°C | 64.18°F
February
17.87°C | 64.17°F
September
17.87°C | 64.17°F
June
17.81°C | 64.06°F
January
17.79°C | 64.02°F
August
17.41°C | 63.34°F
July
17.28°C | 63.1°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature23.38°C (74.08°F)19.74°C (67.53°F)17.28°C (63.1°F)
Avg Temperature18.3°C (64.94°F)16.79°C (62.22°F)15.25°C (59.45°F)
Min Temperature14.23°C (57.61°F)12.79°C (55.02°F)11.18°C (52.12°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point15.25°C (59.45°F)14.2°C (57.56°F)13.21°C (55.78°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation53.98mm | 2.13in22.09mm | 0.87in7.12mm | 0.28in684.71mm | 26.96in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind5.08kmh | 3.16mph3.54kmh | 2.2mph2.03kmh | 1.26mph
Gust Wind7.12kmh | 4.42mph5.48kmh | 3.41mph3.05kmh | 1.9mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure53.98mb22.09mb7.12mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
August° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2011-08-0116.26 | 61.2715.25 | 59.45952.03 | 1.2630.38 | 1028.751.84 | 2.04
2011-08-0216.26 | 61.2715.25 | 59.45964.07 | 2.5330.41 | 1029.7153.98 | 2.13
2011-08-0316.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61955.08 | 3.1630.41 | 1029.7115.35 | 0.6
2011-08-0416.26 | 61.2713.21 | 55.78904.07 | 2.5330.38 | 1028.78.34 | 0.33
2011-08-0516.26 | 61.2715.25 | 59.45952.03 | 1.2630.38 | 1028.721.24 | 0.84
2011-08-0617.28 | 63.114.23 | 57.61923.05 | 1.930.38 | 1028.716.67 | 0.66
2011-08-0717.28 | 63.114.23 | 57.61933.05 | 1.930.38 | 1028.712.5 | 0.49
2011-08-0816.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61953.05 | 1.930.41 | 1029.7115.04 | 0.59
2011-08-0916.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61954.07 | 2.5330.41 | 1029.7120.63 | 0.81
2011-08-1016.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61954.07 | 2.5330.38 | 1028.723.38 | 0.92
2011-08-1115.25 | 59.4514.23 | 57.61983.05 | 1.930.41 | 1029.7135.48 | 1.4
2011-08-1216.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61934.07 | 2.5330.41 | 1029.718.54 | 0.34
2011-08-1317.28 | 63.113.21 | 55.78894.07 | 2.5330.41 | 1029.717.12 | 0.28
2011-08-1418.3 | 64.9413.21 | 55.78893.05 | 1.930.41 | 1029.7128.16 | 1.11
2011-08-1516.26 | 61.2715.25 | 59.45954.07 | 2.5330.41 | 1029.7134.76 | 1.37
2011-08-1617.28 | 63.114.23 | 57.61924.07 | 2.5330.38 | 1028.714.94 | 0.59
2011-08-1716.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61964.07 | 2.5330.38 | 1028.719.72 | 0.78
2011-08-1816.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61953.05 | 1.930.38 | 1028.727.55 | 1.08
2011-08-1916.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61943.05 | 1.930.41 | 1029.7134.97 | 1.38
2011-08-2016.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61943.05 | 1.930.41 | 1029.7125.01 | 0.98
2011-08-2116.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61944.07 | 2.5330.41 | 1029.7122.36 | 0.88
2011-08-2216.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61934.07 | 2.5330.41 | 1029.7112.91 | 0.51
2011-08-2317.28 | 63.114.23 | 57.61934.07 | 2.5330.41 | 1029.7117.48 | 0.69
2011-08-2416.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61954.07 | 2.5330.41 | 1029.7118.5 | 0.73
2011-08-2517.28 | 63.113.21 | 55.78893.05 | 1.930.41 | 1029.7114.03 | 0.55
2011-08-2617.28 | 63.114.23 | 57.61884.07 | 2.5330.38 | 1028.717.08 | 0.67
2011-08-2718.3 | 64.9414.23 | 57.61884.07 | 2.5330.38 | 1028.714.33 | 0.56
2011-08-2818.3 | 64.9413.21 | 55.78883.05 | 1.930.38 | 1028.711.89 | 0.47
2011-08-2918.3 | 64.9414.23 | 57.61894.07 | 2.5330.38 | 1028.724.8 | 0.98
2011-08-3016.26 | 61.2714.23 | 57.61922.03 | 1.2630.38 | 1028.729.48 | 1.16
2011-08-3118.3 | 64.9414.23 | 57.61903.05 | 1.930.38 | 1028.726.63 | 1.05

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