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Monthly climate in Mendi, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mendi features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 6491 mm (255.6 inches) and receives 348 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mendi enjoys an average of 2562 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 45 minutes to 12 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mendi, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Mendi are January, May and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 17 °C (63 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 16 °C (61 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mendi experiences 1 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 Mendi, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mendi, Papua New Guinea §

Mendi usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 30 rainy days and 671 mm (26.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mendi are February, July and December. On average, 408 mm (16.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mendi, 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) 509 (20.1) 345 (13.6) 587 (23.1) 634 (25.0) 676 (26.6) 505 (19.9) 449 (17.7) 538 (21.2) 684 (26.9) 654 (25.8) 481 (18.9) 429 (16.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 30 29 31 30 30 30 29 30 28 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Mendi, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Mendi are July, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 7 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mendi: January, March 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 Mendi, 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 187 208 204 202 220 219 222 220 204 223 212 234
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 25m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 57m 11h 49m 11h 45m 11h 47m 11h 54m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 22m 12h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Mendi, Papua New Guinea §

Mendi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 18, 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 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mendi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mendi, 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 18 18 17 14 12 12 14 16 16 16 16