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Monthly climate in Lae, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lae features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 8320 mm (327.6 inches) and receives 314 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lae enjoys an average of 2762 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 43 minutes to 12 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lae, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Lae are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °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 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lae experiences 289 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 Lae, 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 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lae, Papua New Guinea §

Lae usually has the most precipitation in April, June and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 842 mm (33.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lae are January, February and July. On average, 508 mm (20.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lae, 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) 551 (21.7) 411 (16.2) 814 (32.0) 838 (33.0) 792 (31.2) 816 (32.1) 563 (22.1) 654 (25.7) 719 (28.3) 583 (22.9) 709 (27.9) 873 (34.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 23 29 27 27 27 26 26 28 25 25 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Lae, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Lae are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lae: January, February and April receive an average of 6 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lae, 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 185 195 208 201 238 244 255 262 242 262 234 232
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 27m 12h 18m 12h 7m 11h 56m 11h 47m 11h 43m 11h 45m 11h 52m 12h 3m 12h 14m 12h 24m 12h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Lae, Papua New Guinea §

Lae 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 Lae UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lae, 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 11 12 14 15 15 15 14