West New Britain, Papua New Guinea Climate

Weather: 26.72°C/80.1°F, Wind SW at 0.76 km/h, 85% Humidity, 0.86% Chance of rain

Papua New Guinea
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West New Britain Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 431.22 meters (1414.76 feet) above sea level, West New Britain has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The city’s yearly temperature is 27.09ºC (80.76ºF) and it is 4.06% higher than Papua New Guinea’s averages. West New Britain typically receives about 432.75 millimeters (17.04 inches) of precipitation and has 327.19 rainy days (89.64% of the time) annually.

Country Papua New Guinea
Longitude 150.0259466
Latitude -5.7047432
Attitude/Elevation 431.22m (1414.76ft)
Local time Tuesday 09:29
Annual high temperature 29.59ºC (85.26ºF)
Annual low temperature 23.78ºC (74.8ºF)
Average annual precip. 432.75mm (17.04in)
Warmest month October (30.55ºC / 86.99ºF)
Coldest Month July (23.53ºC / 74.35ºF)
Wettest Month March (613.62mm / 24.16in)
Driest Month June (349.91mm / 13.78in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 327.19 days (89.64%)
Days with no rain 37.81 days (10.36%)
Humidity 82.81%

Climate West New Britain: Monthly Averages

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.0(91.4) 34.0(93.2) 33.0(91.4) 33.0(91.4) 34.0(93.2) 33.0(91.4) 34.0(93.2) 34.0(93.2) 34.0(93.2) 36.0(96.8) 35.0(95.0) 35.0(95.0) 36.0(96.8)
Average high °C (°F) 28.69(83.64) 28.57(83.43) 28.89(84.0) 29.62(85.32) 30.33(86.59) 29.82(85.68) 29.09(84.36) 29.38(84.88) 29.86(85.75) 30.55(86.99) 30.42(86.76) 29.85(85.73) 29.59(85.26)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.71(80.08) 26.55(79.79) 26.76(80.17) 27.14(80.85) 27.48(81.46) 27.18(80.92) 26.57(79.83) 26.73(80.11) 27.18(80.92) 27.61(81.7) 27.67(81.81) 27.44(81.39) 27.09(80.76)
Average low °C (°F) 23.78(74.8) 23.69(74.64) 23.78(74.8) 23.78(74.8) 23.98(75.16) 23.93(75.07) 23.53(74.35) 23.57(74.43) 23.71(74.68) 23.84(74.91) 23.8(74.84) 23.95(75.11) 23.78(74.8)
Record low °C (°F) 19.0(66.2) 21.0(69.8) 21.0(69.8) 20.0(68.0) 21.0(69.8) 22.0(71.6) 21.0(69.8) 20.0(68.0) 20.0(68.0) 21.0(69.8) 20.0(68.0) 19.0(66.2) 19.0(66.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 516.83(20.35) 426.02(16.77) 613.62(24.16) 434.12(17.09) 399.87(15.74) 349.91(13.78) 380.86(14.99) 389.5(15.33) 404.05(15.91) 438.98(17.28) 413.63(16.28) 425.61(16.76) 432.75(17.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 29.0 26.82 30.09 28.55 29.27 27.0 25.27 24.0 25.55 27.27 26.73 27.64 27.27
Average relative humidity (%) 85.23 85.04 85.33 84.05 83.25 82.08 82.19 80.89 81.23 80.49 81.45 82.44 82.81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 10.66 9.25 9.34 10.15 9.26 7.99 9.57 10.62 10.73 10.74 10.8 11.93 10.09

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of West New Britain in recent years.

West New Britain

West New Britain Temperature by Month

November
27.67°C | 81.81°F
October
27.61°C | 81.7°F
May
27.48°C | 81.46°F
December
27.44°C | 81.39°F
June
27.18°C | 80.92°F
September
27.18°C | 80.92°F
April
27.14°C | 80.85°F
March
26.76°C | 80.17°F
August
26.73°C | 80.11°F
January
26.71°C | 80.08°F
July
26.57°C | 79.83°F
February
26.55°C | 79.79°F

Historical Data

Summary
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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 33.0°C (91.4°F) 31.35°C (88.43°F) 28.0°C (82.4°F)
Avg Temperature 29.0°C (84.2°F) 27.55°C (81.59°F) 26.0°C (78.8°F)
Min Temperature 24.0°C (75.2°F) 23.45°C (74.21°F) 22.0°C (71.6°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 24.0°C (75.2°F) 22.9°C (73.22°F) 20.0°C (68.0°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 35.3mm | 1.39in 17.63mm | 0.69in 0.0mm | 0in 546.4mm | 21.51in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 13.0kmh | 8.08mph 6.32kmh | 3.93mph 4.0kmh | 2.49mph
Gust Wind 19.0kmh | 11.81mph 10.61kmh | 6.59mph 7.0kmh | 4.35mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 35.3mb 17.63mb 0.0mb
West New Britain

Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
October ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2019-10-01 26 | 78.8 23 | 73.4 87 6 | 3.73 29.88 | 1012 26.5 | 1.04
2019-10-02 27 | 80.6 22 | 71.6 82 6 | 3.73 29.85 | 1011 8.1 | 0.32
2019-10-03 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 83 5 | 3.11 29.83 | 1010 16.6 | 0.65
2019-10-04 26 | 78.8 23 | 73.4 89 5 | 3.11 29.8 | 1009 35.3 | 1.39
2019-10-05 27 | 80.6 23 | 73.4 85 5 | 3.11 29.83 | 1010 23.9 | 0.94
2019-10-06 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 84 5 | 3.11 29.83 | 1010 15.7 | 0.62
2019-10-07 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 83 7 | 4.35 29.83 | 1010 8.9 | 0.35
2019-10-08 27 | 80.6 23 | 73.4 84 10 | 6.21 29.83 | 1010 17.0 | 0.67
2019-10-09 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 82 6 | 3.73 29.83 | 1010 11.2 | 0.44
2019-10-10 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 85 5 | 3.11 29.83 | 1010 13.5 | 0.53
2019-10-11 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 80 5 | 3.11 29.8 | 1009 8.3 | 0.33
2019-10-12 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 84 5 | 3.11 29.83 | 1010 21.2 | 0.83
2019-10-13 27 | 80.6 24 | 75.2 86 5 | 3.11 29.83 | 1010 28.8 | 1.13
2019-10-14 26 | 78.8 23 | 73.4 90 7 | 4.35 29.85 | 1011 32.7 | 1.29
2019-10-15 27 | 80.6 23 | 73.4 86 7 | 4.35 29.83 | 1010 12.9 | 0.51
2019-10-16 27 | 80.6 23 | 73.4 86 8 | 4.97 29.85 | 1011 14.6 | 0.57
2019-10-17 27 | 80.6 20 | 68.0 76 13 | 8.08 29.85 | 1011 0.0 | 0.0
2019-10-18 28 | 82.4 21 | 69.8 77 11 | 6.84 29.85 | 1011 0.4 | 0.02
2019-10-19 29 | 84.2 22 | 71.6 77 8 | 4.97 29.85 | 1011 2.6 | 0.1
2019-10-20 28 | 82.4 24 | 75.2 84 6 | 3.73 29.83 | 1010 22.0 | 0.87
2019-10-21 27 | 80.6 23 | 73.4 86 5 | 3.11 29.8 | 1009 25.7 | 1.01
2019-10-22 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 85 5 | 3.11 29.8 | 1009 23.3 | 0.92
2019-10-23 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 83 6 | 3.73 29.8 | 1009 8.6 | 0.34
2019-10-24 29 | 84.2 23 | 73.4 81 7 | 4.35 29.8 | 1009 12.5 | 0.49
2019-10-25 29 | 84.2 23 | 73.4 82 6 | 3.73 29.77 | 1008 13.0 | 0.51
2019-10-26 28 | 82.4 24 | 75.2 84 5 | 3.11 29.77 | 1008 30.6 | 1.2
2019-10-27 27 | 80.6 24 | 75.2 88 4 | 2.49 29.77 | 1008 33.8 | 1.33
2019-10-28 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 82 5 | 3.11 29.77 | 1008 12.8 | 0.5
2019-10-29 27 | 80.6 23 | 73.4 85 6 | 3.73 29.77 | 1008 14.8 | 0.58
2019-10-30 28 | 82.4 23 | 73.4 85 7 | 4.35 29.77 | 1008 21.2 | 0.83
2019-10-31 27 | 80.6 23 | 73.4 86 5 | 3.11 29.74 | 1007 29.9 | 1.18

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