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Monthly climate in Buka, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Buka features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 25 °C (77 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3175 mm (125.0 inches) and receives 295 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Buka enjoys an average of 3150 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 48 minutes to 12 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Buka, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Buka are January, May and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Buka experiences 329 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 Buka, 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)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Buka, Papua New Guinea §

Buka usually has the most precipitation in March, April and August, with an average of 26 rainy days and 349 mm (13.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Buka are January, February and September. On average, 204 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Buka, 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) 154 (6.1) 234 (9.2) 334 (13.1) 382 (15.0) 243 (9.6) 245 (9.6) 248 (9.7) 330 (13.0) 222 (8.8) 289 (11.4) 245 (9.6) 249 (9.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 25 28 26 24 24 27 25 23 23 24 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Buka, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Buka are May, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Buka: January, February and April receive an average of 7 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Buka, 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 228 238 266 243 272 265 266 269 265 291 267 275
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 23m 12h 15m 12h 6m 11h 58m 11h 51m 11h 48m 11h 49m 11h 55m 12h 3m 12h 12m 12h 20m 12h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Buka, Papua New Guinea §

Buka experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, 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 Buka UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Buka, 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) 16 16 17 16 13 11 12 13 15 15 14 14