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Monthly climate in Rauna, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rauna features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4426 mm (174.3 inches) and receives 317 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rauna enjoys an average of 2636 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 47 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rauna, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Rauna are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (65 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 17 °C (63 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rauna experiences 8 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 Rauna, Western Highlands, 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 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rauna, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea §

Rauna usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 28 rainy days and 530 mm (20.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rauna are June, July and August. On average, 203 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rauna, Western Highlands, 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) 485 (19.1) 528 (20.8) 548 (21.6) 515 (20.3) 287 (11.3) 197 (7.8) 213 (8.4) 200 (7.9) 256 (10.1) 340 (13.4) 388 (15.3) 468 (18.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 27 30 28 25 25 26 26 24 27 27 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Rauna, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Rauna are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rauna: January, February and March receive an average of 5 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rauna, Western Highlands, 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 177 181 182 195 236 239 251 258 237 242 211 220
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 24m 12h 16m 12h 7m 11h 57m 11h 50m 11h 47m 11h 48m 11h 54m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 21m 12h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Rauna, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea §

Rauna 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 Rauna UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rauna, Western Highlands, 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 17 18 17 14 12 13 14 16 16 15 16