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Monthly climate in Wewak, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wewak 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 24 °C (76 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3087 mm (121.5 inches) and receives 300 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wewak enjoys an average of 3034 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 54 minutes to 12 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Wewak, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Wewak 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 June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wewak 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 Wewak, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°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
(80°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
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°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
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Wewak, Papua New Guinea §

Wewak usually has the most precipitation in June, July and November, with an average of 26 rainy days and 321 mm (12.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wewak are January, February and March. On average, 188 mm (7.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Wewak, 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) 163 (6.4) 184 (7.3) 215 (8.5) 259 (10.2) 266 (10.5) 334 (13.2) 332 (13.1) 252 (9.9) 287 (11.3) 280 (11.0) 296 (11.7) 219 (8.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 21 26 25 29 27 26 25 26 25 25 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Wewak, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Wewak are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wewak: January, February and April receive an average of 7 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Wewak, 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 222 225 246 235 264 255 258 278 270 275 242 258
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 17m 12h 12m 12h 6m 12h 0m 11h 56m 11h 54m 11h 55m 11h 59m 12h 4m 12h 10m 12h 15m 12h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Wewak, Papua New Guinea §

Wewak 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 Wewak UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Wewak, 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 17 17 16 13 12 12 13 15 15 14 14