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Monthly climate in Lapaha, Tongatapu, Tonga

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lapaha features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (73 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2173 mm (85.5 inches) and receives 170 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lapaha enjoys an average of 3140 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lapaha, Tongatapu, Tonga §

The warmest months in Lapaha are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (73 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lapaha experiences 174 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 Lapaha, Tongatapu, Tonga.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 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lapaha, Tongatapu, Tonga §

Lapaha usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 18 rainy days and 282 mm (11.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lapaha are June, August and November. On average, 94 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lapaha, Tongatapu, Tonga.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) 240 (9.5) 308 (12.1) 299 (11.8) 240 (9.5) 194 (7.6) 99 (3.9) 124 (4.9) 84 (3.3) 140 (5.5) 160 (6.3) 100 (3.9) 186 (7.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 20 19 16 13 11 11 9 12 13 12 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Lapaha, Tongatapu, Tonga §

The sunniest months in Lapaha are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lapaha: January, May and June 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 Lapaha, Tongatapu, Tonga.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 238 269 268 248 241 229 242 253 250 281 302 313
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 14m 12h 46m 12h 10m 11h 33m 11h 4m 10h 50m 10h 58m 11h 24m 11h 58m 12h 35m 13h 7m 13h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Lapaha, Tongatapu, Tonga §

Lapaha experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, 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 High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Lapaha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lapaha, Tongatapu, Tonga.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 15 14 11 9 7 8 10 11 13 15 16