Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Climate

Weather: 18.01°C/64.42°F, Wind SW at 0.66 km/h, 99% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Papua New Guinea
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Southern Highlands Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1341.65 meters (4401.74 feet) above sea level, Southern Highlands has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The city’s yearly temperature is 17.03ºC (62.65ºF) and it is -6.0% lower than Papua New Guinea’s averages. Southern Highlands typically receives about 713.39 millimeters (28.09 inches) of precipitation and has 359.72 rainy days (98.55% of the time) annually.

Country Papua New Guinea
Longitude 143.5635637
Latitude -6.4179083
Attitude/Elevation 1341.65m (4401.74ft)
Local time Monday 23:59
Annual high temperature 20.31ºC (68.56ºF)
Annual low temperature 12.05ºC (53.69ºF)
Average annual precip. 713.39mm (28.09in)
Warmest month May (20.8ºC / 69.44ºF)
Coldest Month November (11.57ºC / 52.83ºF)
Wettest Month October (879.87mm / 34.64in)
Driest Month July (416.09mm / 16.38in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 359.72 days (98.55%)
Days with no rain 5.279999999999973 days (1.45%)
Humidity 92.35%

Climate Southern Highlands: Monthly Averages

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.0(80.6) 25.0(77.0) 24.0(75.2) 25.0(77.0) 26.0(78.8) 25.0(77.0) 24.0(75.2) 25.0(77.0) 26.0(78.8) 25.0(77.0) 26.0(78.8) 26.0(78.8) 27.0(80.6)
Average high °C (°F) 20.25(68.45) 20.51(68.92) 20.3(68.54) 20.63(69.13) 20.8(69.44) 20.07(68.13) 19.5(67.1) 19.75(67.55) 20.2(68.36) 20.53(68.95) 20.68(69.22) 20.45(68.81) 20.31(68.56)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.77(62.19) 16.94(62.49) 17.07(62.73) 17.46(63.43) 17.62(63.72) 17.11(62.8) 16.52(61.74) 16.62(61.92) 17.0(62.6) 17.11(62.8) 17.14(62.85) 17.04(62.67) 17.03(62.65)
Average low °C (°F) 11.6(52.88) 11.72(53.1) 12.13(53.83) 12.55(54.59) 12.52(54.54) 12.61(54.7) 11.96(53.53) 11.93(53.47) 12.34(54.21) 11.85(53.33) 11.57(52.83) 11.81(53.26) 12.05(53.69)
Record low °C (°F) 7.0(44.6) 8.0(46.4) 7.0(44.6) 8.0(46.4) 8.0(46.4) 8.0(46.4) 7.0(44.6) 6.0(42.8) 6.0(42.8) 4.0(39.2) 6.0(42.8) 5.0(41.0) 4.0(39.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 750.66(29.55) 707.45(27.85) 829.95(32.68) 823.16(32.41) 722.61(28.45) 521.97(20.55) 416.09(16.38) 506.55(19.94) 697.17(27.45) 879.87(34.64) 862.63(33.96) 842.61(33.17) 713.39(28.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 30.91 28.18 31.0 30.0 30.64 29.73 30.27 30.0 29.09 30.27 29.18 30.45 29.98
Average relative humidity (%) 91.29 91.34 92.58 93.12 92.72 93.19 92.94 92.45 92.64 92.08 91.89 91.92 92.35
Mean monthly sunshine hours 9.58 9.64 9.35 9.08 9.18 8.96 8.7 8.86 8.88 9.51 11.26 9.32 9.36

Climate Graph

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

Southern Highlands

Southern Highlands Temperature by Month

May
17.62°C | 63.72°F
April
17.46°C | 63.43°F
November
17.14°C | 62.85°F
June
17.11°C | 62.8°F
October
17.11°C | 62.8°F
March
17.07°C | 62.73°F
December
17.04°C | 62.67°F
September
17.0°C | 62.6°F
February
16.94°C | 62.49°F
January
16.77°C | 62.19°F
August
16.62°C | 61.92°F
July
16.52°C | 61.74°F

Historical Data

Summary
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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 24.0°C (75.2°F) 20.2°C (68.36°F) 17.0°C (62.6°F)
Avg Temperature 19.0°C (66.2°F) 17.13°C (62.83°F) 15.0°C (59.0°F)
Min Temperature 15.0°C (59.0°F) 12.37°C (54.27°F) 9.0°C (48.2°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 16.0°C (60.8°F) 14.6°C (58.28°F) 12.0°C (53.6°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 75.1mm | 2.96in 30.53mm | 1.2in 8.5mm | 0.33in 915.8mm | 36.06in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 5.0kmh | 3.11mph 3.23kmh | 2.01mph 2.0kmh | 1.24mph
Gust Wind 9.0kmh | 5.59mph 5.27kmh | 3.27mph 3.0kmh | 1.86mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 75.1mb 30.53mb 8.5mb
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Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
September ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2020-09-01 17 | 62.6 13 | 55.4 89 4 | 2.49 29.85 | 1011 12.3 | 0.48
2020-09-02 17 | 62.6 14 | 57.2 93 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 25.0 | 0.98
2020-09-03 17 | 62.6 14 | 57.2 94 3 | 1.86 29.91 | 1013 44.2 | 1.74
2020-09-04 17 | 62.6 14 | 57.2 92 4 | 2.49 29.88 | 1012 41.0 | 1.61
2020-09-05 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 95 3 | 1.86 29.83 | 1010 31.8 | 1.25
2020-09-06 17 | 62.6 14 | 57.2 93 3 | 1.86 29.85 | 1011 43.7 | 1.72
2020-09-07 17 | 62.6 14 | 57.2 93 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 30.7 | 1.21
2020-09-08 17 | 62.6 13 | 55.4 85 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 14.9 | 0.59
2020-09-09 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 94 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 18.6 | 0.73
2020-09-10 16 | 60.8 15 | 59.0 97 2 | 1.24 29.85 | 1011 23.0 | 0.91
2020-09-11 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 95 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 20.8 | 0.82
2020-09-12 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 96 3 | 1.86 29.91 | 1013 24.4 | 0.96
2020-09-13 17 | 62.6 16 | 60.8 96 2 | 1.24 29.91 | 1013 16.3 | 0.64
2020-09-14 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 94 2 | 1.24 29.88 | 1012 11.8 | 0.46
2020-09-15 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 94 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 13.0 | 0.51
2020-09-16 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 94 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 42.6 | 1.68
2020-09-17 18 | 64.4 15 | 59.0 91 4 | 2.49 29.85 | 1011 35.1 | 1.38
2020-09-18 18 | 64.4 12 | 53.6 81 5 | 3.11 29.88 | 1012 8.5 | 0.33
2020-09-19 18 | 64.4 15 | 59.0 89 5 | 3.11 29.88 | 1012 36.6 | 1.44
2020-09-20 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 93 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 45.2 | 1.78
2020-09-21 18 | 64.4 15 | 59.0 93 3 | 1.86 29.85 | 1011 26.3 | 1.04
2020-09-22 19 | 66.2 15 | 59.0 89 4 | 2.49 29.85 | 1011 14.0 | 0.55
2020-09-23 17 | 62.6 14 | 57.2 91 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 19.5 | 0.77
2020-09-24 17 | 62.6 14 | 57.2 91 4 | 2.49 29.88 | 1012 19.6 | 0.77
2020-09-25 16 | 60.8 15 | 59.0 96 2 | 1.24 29.91 | 1013 43.4 | 1.71
2020-09-26 18 | 64.4 15 | 59.0 91 4 | 2.49 29.91 | 1013 32.3 | 1.27
2020-09-27 17 | 62.6 16 | 60.8 96 2 | 1.24 29.91 | 1013 74.5 | 2.93
2020-09-28 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 94 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 75.1 | 2.96
2020-09-29 15 | 59.0 14 | 57.2 97 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 53.0 | 2.09
2020-09-30 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 96 3 | 1.86 29.85 | 1011 18.6 | 0.73

Southern Highlands 10 Year Historical Weather Data

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