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Monthly climate in Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Arawa features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4416 mm (173.9 inches) and receives 341 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Arawa enjoys an average of 3024 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 45 minutes to 12 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Arawa are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Arawa experiences 311 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea §

Arawa usually has the most precipitation in March, April and August, with an average of 29 rainy days and 418 mm (16.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Arawa are January, May and June. On average, 312 mm (12.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 312 (12.3) 322 (12.7) 437 (17.2) 403 (15.9) 320 (12.6) 305 (12.0) 380 (14.9) 415 (16.3) 374 (14.7) 379 (14.9) 391 (15.4) 380 (15.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 27 30 29 29 28 30 29 29 29 28 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Arawa are March, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Arawa: January, February and April receive an average of 7 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 218 233 263 235 262 250 250 257 253 276 259 261
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 25m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 56m 11h 48m 11h 45m 11h 46m 11h 53m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 23m 12h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea §

Arawa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Arawa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 16 17 16 13 11 11 13 15 15 15 14