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Monthly climate in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kavieng features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (81 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 25 °C (77 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3766 mm (148.2 inches) and receives 304 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kavieng enjoys an average of 3267 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 58 minutes to 12 hours 15 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Kavieng are January, May and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kavieng 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 Kavieng, 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)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°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
(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)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean minimum 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Minimum 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea §

Kavieng usually has the most precipitation in March, April and July, with an average of 27 rainy days and 402 mm (15.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kavieng are January, June and September. On average, 247 mm (9.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kavieng, 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) 242 (9.5) 286 (11.3) 396 (15.6) 354 (13.9) 335 (13.2) 240 (9.4) 456 (17.9) 294 (11.6) 260 (10.2) 267 (10.5) 332 (13.1) 304 (12.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 24 28 27 27 26 28 27 25 23 24 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Kavieng are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kavieng: January, February and April receive an average of 8 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kavieng, 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 232 247 269 258 279 277 278 291 282 295 270 282
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 14m 12h 10m 12h 6m 12h 2m 11h 59m 11h 58m 11h 58m 12h 0m 12h 4m 12h 9m 12h 13m 12h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea §

Kavieng 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.June, July and August 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 Kavieng UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kavieng, 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 14 12 12 13 14 14 14 14