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Monthly climate in Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kiunga features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4296 mm (169.1 inches) and receives 324 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kiunga enjoys an average of 2764 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 Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Kiunga are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kiunga experiences 328 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 Kiunga, Western Province, 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 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea §

Kiunga usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 28 rainy days and 469 mm (18.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kiunga are February, July and August. On average, 230 mm (9.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kiunga, Western Province, 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) 381 (15.0) 261 (10.3) 494 (19.4) 474 (18.7) 440 (17.3) 308 (12.1) 208 (8.2) 221 (8.7) 360 (14.2) 345 (13.6) 439 (17.3) 365 (14.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 25 29 28 29 28 28 26 26 27 27 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Kiunga are February, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kiunga: January, April and July receive an average of 7 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kiunga, Western Province, 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 203 237 226 223 236 225 224 234 224 243 236 249
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 Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea §

Kiunga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, 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 Kiunga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kiunga, Western Province, 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 16 16 13 11 12 13 15 15 14 14