Aru, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Climate

Weather: 27.89°C/82.2°F, Wind SW at 1.28 km/h, 62% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Papua New Guinea
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Aru Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 834.91 meters (2739.21 feet) above sea level, Aru has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The district’s yearly temperature is 16.53ºC (61.75ºF) and it is -6.5% lower than Papua New Guinea’s averages. Aru typically receives about 692.55 millimeters (27.27 inches) of precipitation and has 349.21 rainy days (95.67% of the time) annually.

CountryPapua New Guinea
CitySouthern Highlands
Longitude143.2324249
Latitude-6.3627127
Attitude/Elevation834.91m (2739.21ft)
Local timeTuesday 08:06
Annual high temperature19.72ºC (67.5ºF)
Annual low temperature11.7ºC (53.06ºF)
Average annual precip.692.55mm (27.27in)
Warmest monthMay (20.19ºC / 68.34ºF)
Coldest MonthNovember (11.23ºC / 52.21ºF)
Wettest MonthOctober (854.18mm / 33.63in)
Driest MonthJuly (403.94mm / 15.9in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)349.21 days (95.67%)
Days with no rain15.79000000000002 days (4.33%)
Humidity89.65%

Climate Aru: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)26.21(79.18)24.27(75.69)23.3(73.94)24.27(75.69)25.24(77.43)24.27(75.69)23.3(73.94)24.27(75.69)25.24(77.43)24.27(75.69)25.24(77.43)25.24(77.43)26.21(79.18)
Average high °C (°F)19.66(67.39)19.91(67.84)19.71(67.48)20.03(68.05)20.19(68.34)19.48(67.06)18.93(66.07)19.17(66.51)19.61(67.3)19.93(67.87)20.08(68.14)19.85(67.73)19.72(67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)16.28(61.3)16.45(61.61)16.57(61.83)16.95(62.51)17.11(62.8)16.61(61.9)16.04(60.87)16.13(61.03)16.5(61.7)16.61(61.9)16.64(61.95)16.54(61.77)16.53(61.75)
Average low °C (°F)11.26(52.27)11.38(52.48)11.78(53.2)12.18(53.92)12.15(53.87)12.24(54.03)11.61(52.9)11.58(52.84)11.98(53.56)11.5(52.7)11.23(52.21)11.47(52.65)11.7(53.06)
Record low °C (°F)6.8(44.24)7.77(45.99)6.8(44.24)7.77(45.99)7.77(45.99)7.77(45.99)6.8(44.24)5.82(42.48)5.82(42.48)3.88(38.98)5.82(42.48)4.85(40.73)3.88(38.98)
Average precipitation mm (inches)728.74(28.69)686.79(27.04)805.72(31.72)799.12(31.46)701.51(27.62)506.73(19.95)403.94(15.9)491.76(19.36)676.81(26.65)854.18(33.63)837.44(32.97)818.01(32.21)692.56(27.27)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)30.0127.3630.0929.1229.7528.8629.3929.1228.2429.3928.3329.5629.1
Average relative humidity (%)88.6288.6789.8890.490.0190.4790.2389.7589.9389.3989.2189.2489.65
Mean monthly sunshine hours9.39.369.088.818.918.78.458.68.629.2310.939.059.09

Climate Graph

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

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Aru Temperature by Month

May
17.11°C | 62.8°F
April
16.95°C | 62.51°F
November
16.64°C | 61.95°F
June
16.61°C | 61.9°F
October
16.61°C | 61.9°F
March
16.57°C | 61.83°F
December
16.54°C | 61.77°F
September
16.5°C | 61.7°F
February
16.45°C | 61.61°F
January
16.28°C | 61.3°F
August
16.13°C | 61.03°F
July
16.04°C | 60.87°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature24.27°C (75.69°F)21.13°C (70.03°F)19.42°C (66.96°F)
Avg Temperature19.42°C (66.96°F)17.47°C (63.45°F)15.53°C (59.95°F)
Min Temperature14.56°C (58.21°F)12.43°C (54.37°F)9.71°C (49.48°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point15.53°C (59.95°F)14.3°C (57.74°F)12.62°C (54.72°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation48.54mm | 1.91in15.87mm | 0.62in3.2mm | 0.13in476.18mm | 18.75in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind3.88kmh | 2.41mph3.04kmh | 1.89mph1.94kmh | 1.21mph
Gust Wind6.8kmh | 4.23mph4.92kmh | 3.06mph2.91kmh | 1.81mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure48.54mb15.87mb3.2mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
April° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2018-04-0115.53 | 59.9513.59 | 56.46922.91 | 1.8128.93 | 979.5411.75 | 0.46
2018-04-0216.5 | 61.713.59 | 56.46902.91 | 1.8128.95 | 980.5111.36 | 0.45
2018-04-0316.5 | 61.713.59 | 56.46902.91 | 1.8128.95 | 980.5111.26 | 0.44
2018-04-0416.5 | 61.713.59 | 56.46893.88 | 2.4128.95 | 980.515.73 | 0.23
2018-04-0516.5 | 61.713.59 | 56.46903.88 | 2.4128.95 | 980.513.98 | 0.16
2018-04-0616.5 | 61.713.59 | 56.46902.91 | 1.8128.98 | 981.487.67 | 0.3
2018-04-0717.47 | 63.4513.59 | 56.46892.91 | 1.8129.01 | 982.455.73 | 0.23
2018-04-0817.47 | 63.4513.59 | 56.46862.91 | 1.8129.04 | 983.426.5 | 0.26
2018-04-0917.47 | 63.4514.56 | 58.21912.91 | 1.8129.04 | 983.426.41 | 0.25
2018-04-1017.47 | 63.4513.59 | 56.46893.88 | 2.4129.01 | 982.457.38 | 0.29
2018-04-1117.47 | 63.4513.59 | 56.46883.88 | 2.4128.98 | 981.4812.72 | 0.5
2018-04-1218.45 | 65.2114.56 | 58.21893.88 | 2.4128.98 | 981.484.95 | 0.19
2018-04-1318.45 | 65.2115.53 | 59.95912.91 | 1.8129.01 | 982.4520.48 | 0.81
2018-04-1419.42 | 66.9613.59 | 56.46833.88 | 2.4128.98 | 981.483.2 | 0.13
2018-04-1518.45 | 65.2114.56 | 58.21892.91 | 1.8128.95 | 980.5121.36 | 0.84
2018-04-1618.45 | 65.2113.59 | 56.46882.91 | 1.8128.98 | 981.4817.47 | 0.69
2018-04-1718.45 | 65.2112.62 | 54.72863.88 | 2.4128.98 | 981.4819.61 | 0.77
2018-04-1816.5 | 61.714.56 | 58.21942.91 | 1.8129.01 | 982.4548.54 | 1.91
2018-04-1917.47 | 63.4515.53 | 59.95912.91 | 1.8128.98 | 981.4829.03 | 1.14
2018-04-2018.45 | 65.2114.56 | 58.21892.91 | 1.8128.98 | 981.4812.52 | 0.49
2018-04-2117.47 | 63.4515.53 | 59.95931.94 | 1.2128.98 | 981.4826.89 | 1.06
2018-04-2217.47 | 63.4515.53 | 59.95932.91 | 1.8128.95 | 980.5131.75 | 1.25
2018-04-2317.47 | 63.4515.53 | 59.95942.91 | 1.8128.95 | 980.5116.21 | 0.64
2018-04-2418.45 | 65.2115.53 | 59.95912.91 | 1.8128.95 | 980.5110.78 | 0.42
2018-04-2518.45 | 65.2115.53 | 59.95921.94 | 1.2128.95 | 980.5118.54 | 0.73
2018-04-2618.45 | 65.2114.56 | 58.21922.91 | 1.8128.98 | 981.4822.91 | 0.9
2018-04-2716.5 | 61.714.56 | 58.21941.94 | 1.2129.04 | 983.4234.27 | 1.35
2018-04-2816.5 | 61.714.56 | 58.21932.91 | 1.8129.01 | 982.4512.33 | 0.49
2018-04-2916.5 | 61.713.59 | 56.46942.91 | 1.8129.01 | 982.4519.61 | 0.77
2018-04-3017.47 | 63.4514.56 | 58.21912.91 | 1.8129.01 | 982.4515.24 | 0.6

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