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Monthly climate in Morehead, Western Province, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Morehead features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1889 mm (74.4 inches) and receives 242 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Morehead enjoys an average of 3193 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Morehead, Western Province, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Morehead are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Morehead 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 Morehead, 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)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°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)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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

Morehead usually has the most precipitation in January, March and April, with an average of 26 rainy days and 291 mm (11.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Morehead are July, August and September. On average, 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Morehead, 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) 267 (10.5) 265 (10.4) 327 (12.9) 281 (11.0) 149 (5.9) 62 (2.4) 48 (1.9) 49 (1.9) 54 (2.1) 71 (2.8) 104 (4.1) 212 (8.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 26 29 26 23 17 15 14 15 14 16 24

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

The sunniest months in Morehead are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Morehead: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Morehead, 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 210 244 247 247 268 262 273 279 275 302 291 291
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 33m 12h 22m 12h 7m 11h 53m 11h 42m 11h 36m 11h 39m 11h 49m 12h 2m 12h 16m 12h 29m 12h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Morehead, Western Province, Papua New Guinea §

Morehead experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Morehead UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Morehead, 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 15 12 10 11 13 15 15 15 15