Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Climate

Weather: 28.48°C/83.26°F, Wind SW at 1.43 km/h, 42% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Eastern Highlands Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1294.94 meters (4248.49 feet) above sea level, Eastern Highlands has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The city’s yearly temperature is 20.37ºC (68.67ºF) and it is -2.66% lower than Papua New Guinea’s averages. Eastern Highlands typically receives about 427.36 millimeters (16.83 inches) of precipitation and has 347.02 rainy days (95.07% of the time) annually.

CountryPapua New Guinea
Longitude145.6689636
Latitude-6.5861674
Attitude/Elevation1294.94m (4248.49ft)
Local timeTuesday 04:27
Annual high temperature24.32ºC (75.78ºF)
Annual low temperature14.78ºC (58.6ºF)
Average annual precip.427.36mm (16.83in)
Warmest monthNovember (25.28ºC / 77.5ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (13.68ºC / 56.62ºF)
Wettest MonthMarch (650.61mm / 25.61in)
Driest MonthJuly (192.28mm / 7.57in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)347.02 days (95.07%)
Days with no rain17.980000000000018 days (4.93%)
Humidity83.11%

Climate Eastern Highlands: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)29.0(84.2)30.0(86.0)29.0(84.2)29.0(84.2)29.0(84.2)27.0(80.6)28.0(82.4)28.0(82.4)29.0(84.2)29.0(84.2)30.0(86.0)29.0(84.2)30.0(86.0)
Average high °C (°F)24.4(75.92)24.49(76.08)24.3(75.74)24.21(75.58)24.31(75.76)23.64(74.55)23.05(73.49)24.02(75.24)24.19(75.54)24.96(76.93)25.28(77.5)24.93(76.87)24.32(75.78)
Daily mean °C (°F)20.81(69.46)20.7(69.26)20.49(68.88)20.49(68.88)20.36(68.65)19.73(67.51)19.0(66.2)19.64(67.35)20.06(68.11)20.78(69.4)21.18(70.12)21.15(70.07)20.37(68.67)
Average low °C (°F)15.54(59.97)15.52(59.94)15.43(59.77)15.28(59.5)14.92(58.86)14.58(58.24)13.68(56.62)13.74(56.73)14.13(57.43)14.45(58.01)14.87(58.77)15.19(59.34)14.78(58.6)
Record low °C (°F)12.0(53.6)12.0(53.6)11.0(51.8)12.0(53.6)12.0(53.6)10.0(50.0)9.0(48.2)10.0(50.0)10.0(50.0)11.0(51.8)12.0(53.6)11.0(51.8)9.0(48.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)592.62(23.33)588.79(23.18)650.61(25.61)535.78(21.09)328.59(12.94)250.93(9.88)192.28(7.57)241.43(9.51)310.96(12.24)434.55(17.11)469.73(18.49)532.08(20.95)427.36(16.83)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)30.5527.8230.7329.6429.027.7327.2727.5528.0929.5528.9130.1828.92
Average relative humidity (%)85.3584.5985.5585.4883.5183.7782.7180.9681.1680.1681.0982.9983.11
Mean monthly sunshine hours10.5110.4310.5210.5510.8710.910.7910.8510.7811.9512.1411.7711.01

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Eastern Highlands in recent years.

Eastern Highlands Temperature by Month

November
21.18°C | 70.12°F
December
21.15°C | 70.07°F
January
20.81°C | 69.46°F
October
20.78°C | 69.4°F
February
20.7°C | 69.26°F
March
20.49°C | 68.88°F
April
20.49°C | 68.88°F
May
20.36°C | 68.65°F
September
20.06°C | 68.11°F
June
19.73°C | 67.51°F
August
19.64°C | 67.35°F
July
19.0°C | 66.2°F

Historical Data

Summary
TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature25.0°C (77.0°F)21.58°C (70.84°F)17.0°C (62.6°F)
Avg Temperature21.0°C (69.8°F)18.81°C (65.86°F)16.0°C (60.8°F)
Min Temperature16.0°C (60.8°F)14.87°C (58.77°F)12.0°C (53.6°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point16.0°C (60.8°F)15.16°C (59.29°F)14.0°C (57.2°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation24.9mm | 0.98in9.68mm | 0.38in0.2mm | 0.01in300.2mm | 11.82in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind6.0kmh | 3.73mph4.32kmh | 2.68mph3.0kmh | 1.86mph
Gust Wind9.0kmh | 5.59mph6.68kmh | 4.15mph5.0kmh | 3.11mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure24.9mb9.68mb0.2mb

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
August° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2020-08-0118 | 64.416 | 60.8934 | 2.4929.85 | 10119.3 | 0.37
2020-08-0219 | 66.216 | 60.8904 | 2.4929.88 | 101211.0 | 0.43
2020-08-0319 | 66.216 | 60.8894 | 2.4929.85 | 101110.2 | 0.4
2020-08-0419 | 66.215 | 59.0845 | 3.1129.83 | 10106.4 | 0.25
2020-08-0518 | 64.416 | 60.8905 | 3.1129.83 | 10107.9 | 0.31
2020-08-0619 | 66.215 | 59.0885 | 3.1129.85 | 10117.5 | 0.3
2020-08-0719 | 66.216 | 60.8904 | 2.4929.88 | 101214.9 | 0.59
2020-08-0820 | 68.015 | 59.0844 | 2.4929.88 | 10127.5 | 0.3
2020-08-0919 | 66.216 | 60.8923 | 1.8629.91 | 101315.0 | 0.59
2020-08-1020 | 68.015 | 59.0824 | 2.4929.94 | 10146.6 | 0.26
2020-08-1119 | 66.216 | 60.8893 | 1.8629.94 | 101418.3 | 0.72
2020-08-1218 | 64.416 | 60.8934 | 2.4929.94 | 101423.0 | 0.91
2020-08-1317 | 62.616 | 60.8955 | 3.1129.91 | 101312.8 | 0.5
2020-08-1419 | 66.216 | 60.8905 | 3.1129.85 | 101115.8 | 0.62
2020-08-1517 | 62.616 | 60.8954 | 2.4929.88 | 101214.0 | 0.55
2020-08-1619 | 66.215 | 59.0884 | 2.4929.88 | 101220.4 | 0.8
2020-08-1719 | 66.215 | 59.0874 | 2.4929.88 | 101211.5 | 0.45
2020-08-1820 | 68.014 | 57.2804 | 2.4929.85 | 10112.3 | 0.09
2020-08-1920 | 68.015 | 59.0854 | 2.4929.85 | 10112.2 | 0.09
2020-08-2019 | 66.215 | 59.0874 | 2.4929.91 | 101311.1 | 0.44
2020-08-2120 | 68.015 | 59.0834 | 2.4929.94 | 10144.1 | 0.16
2020-08-2221 | 69.814 | 57.2785 | 3.1129.97 | 10151.8 | 0.07
2020-08-2318 | 64.414 | 57.2874 | 2.4929.94 | 10146.2 | 0.24
2020-08-2418 | 64.415 | 59.0883 | 1.8629.94 | 10148.4 | 0.33
2020-08-2516 | 60.815 | 59.0933 | 1.8629.97 | 101514.2 | 0.56
2020-08-2620 | 68.014 | 57.2826 | 3.7329.91 | 10130.3 | 0.01
2020-08-2720 | 68.014 | 57.2816 | 3.7329.88 | 10122.9 | 0.11
2020-08-2818 | 64.415 | 59.0895 | 3.1129.85 | 10118.1 | 0.32
2020-08-2916 | 60.816 | 60.8973 | 1.8629.85 | 101124.9 | 0.98
2020-08-3019 | 66.214 | 57.2846 | 3.7329.85 | 10111.4 | 0.06
2020-08-3120 | 68.014 | 57.2796 | 3.7329.85 | 10110.2 | 0.01

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