Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea Climate

Weather: 14.3°C/57.74°F, Wind SW at 2.04 km/h, 96% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Western Highlands Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1516.36 meters (4974.93 feet) above sea level, Western Highlands has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The city’s yearly temperature is 17.57ºC (63.63ºF) and it is -5.46% lower than Papua New Guinea’s averages. Western Highlands typically receives about 711.03 millimeters (27.99 inches) of precipitation and has 358.0 rainy days (98.08% of the time) annually.

Country Papua New Guinea
Longitude 144.2593118
Latitude -5.6268128
Attitude/Elevation 1516.36m (4974.93ft)
Local time Friday 01:19
Annual high temperature 20.8ºC (69.44ºF)
Annual low temperature 13.14ºC (55.65ºF)
Average annual precip. 711.03mm (27.99in)
Warmest month May (21.2ºC / 70.16ºF)
Coldest Month August (12.29ºC / 54.12ºF)
Wettest Month March (977.72mm / 38.49in)
Driest Month June (423.44mm / 16.67in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 358.0 days (98.08%)
Days with no rain 7.0 days (1.92%)
Humidity 89.66%

Climate Western Highlands: Monthly Averages

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.0(78.8) 25.0(77.0) 26.0(78.8) 25.0(77.0) 26.0(78.8) 24.0(75.2) 25.0(77.0) 25.0(77.0) 27.0(80.6) 26.0(78.8) 26.0(78.8) 25.0(77.0) 27.0(80.6)
Average high °C (°F) 20.35(68.63) 20.56(69.01) 20.64(69.15) 20.83(69.49) 21.2(70.16) 21.02(69.84) 20.64(69.15) 20.76(69.37) 20.95(69.71) 21.06(69.91) 20.97(69.75) 20.63(69.13) 20.8(69.44)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.5(63.5) 17.58(63.64) 17.59(63.66) 17.72(63.9) 17.89(64.2) 17.52(63.54) 17.0(62.6) 17.13(62.83) 17.58(63.64) 17.73(63.91) 17.84(64.11) 17.72(63.9) 17.57(63.63)
Average low °C (°F) 13.31(55.96) 13.57(56.43) 13.6(56.48) 13.86(56.95) 13.56(56.41) 13.06(55.51) 12.48(54.46) 12.29(54.12) 12.77(54.99) 12.82(55.08) 13.12(55.62) 13.29(55.92) 13.14(55.65)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0(50.0) 11.0(51.8) 11.0(51.8) 11.0(51.8) 10.0(50.0) 10.0(50.0) 9.0(48.2) 5.0(41.0) 10.0(50.0) 9.0(48.2) 9.0(48.2) 9.0(48.2) 5.0(41.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 859.96(33.86) 901.33(35.49) 977.72(38.49) 841.5(33.13) 608.5(23.96) 423.44(16.67) 430.37(16.94) 525.89(20.7) 607.74(23.93) 719.03(28.31) 779.47(30.69) 857.42(33.76) 711.03(27.99)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 30.82 28.09 31.0 30.0 30.0 29.82 29.27 29.91 29.18 30.09 29.55 30.27 29.83
Average relative humidity (%) 90.74 90.63 91.71 91.38 89.55 89.26 88.7 87.65 88.21 88.4 89.41 90.23 89.66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 9.58 9.6 9.44 9.58 10.14 10.28 10.26 10.42 10.16 10.7 11.72 10.0 10.16

Climate Graph

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

Western Highlands

Western Highlands Temperature by Month

May
17.89°C | 64.2°F
November
17.84°C | 64.11°F
October
17.73°C | 63.91°F
April
17.72°C | 63.9°F
December
17.72°C | 63.9°F
March
17.59°C | 63.66°F
February
17.58°C | 63.64°F
September
17.58°C | 63.64°F
June
17.52°C | 63.54°F
January
17.5°C | 63.5°F
August
17.13°C | 62.83°F
July
17.0°C | 62.6°F

Historical Data

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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 25.0°C (77.0°F) 21.0°C (69.8°F) 17.0°C (62.6°F)
Avg Temperature 20.0°C (68.0°F) 18.14°C (64.65°F) 16.0°C (60.8°F)
Min Temperature 16.0°C (60.8°F) 14.76°C (58.57°F) 13.0°C (55.4°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 16.0°C (60.8°F) 15.66°C (60.19°F) 15.0°C (59.0°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 96.0mm | 3.78in 33.32mm | 1.31in 9.1mm | 0.36in 966.2mm | 38.04in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 4.0kmh | 2.49mph 2.62kmh | 1.63mph 1.0kmh | 0.62mph
Gust Wind 8.0kmh | 4.97mph 4.41kmh | 2.74mph 2.0kmh | 1.24mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 96.0mb 33.32mb 9.1mb
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Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
February ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2020-02-01 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 92 1 | 0.62 29.91 | 1013 12.5 | 0.49
2020-02-02 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 92 4 | 2.49 29.88 | 1012 20.9 | 0.82
2020-02-03 19 | 66.2 16 | 60.8 90 4 | 2.49 29.88 | 1012 20.0 | 0.79
2020-02-04 19 | 66.2 15 | 59.0 90 4 | 2.49 29.88 | 1012 18.4 | 0.72
2020-02-05 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 94 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 13.0 | 0.51
2020-02-06 17 | 62.6 16 | 60.8 94 2 | 1.24 29.85 | 1011 47.5 | 1.87
2020-02-07 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 95 1 | 0.62 29.88 | 1012 48.1 | 1.89
2020-02-08 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 95 2 | 1.24 29.85 | 1011 52.5 | 2.07
2020-02-09 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 96 1 | 0.62 29.83 | 1010 96.0 | 3.78
2020-02-10 17 | 62.6 15 | 59.0 93 3 | 1.86 29.85 | 1011 26.2 | 1.03
2020-02-11 19 | 66.2 16 | 60.8 92 1 | 0.62 29.88 | 1012 47.8 | 1.88
2020-02-12 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 94 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 21.8 | 0.86
2020-02-13 17 | 62.6 16 | 60.8 96 4 | 2.49 29.88 | 1012 46.3 | 1.82
2020-02-14 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 94 2 | 1.24 29.88 | 1012 31.0 | 1.22
2020-02-15 19 | 66.2 16 | 60.8 92 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 23.0 | 0.91
2020-02-16 19 | 66.2 15 | 59.0 88 2 | 1.24 29.85 | 1011 12.7 | 0.5
2020-02-17 19 | 66.2 15 | 59.0 88 3 | 1.86 29.85 | 1011 15.2 | 0.6
2020-02-18 19 | 66.2 15 | 59.0 89 3 | 1.86 29.85 | 1011 27.8 | 1.09
2020-02-19 18 | 64.4 15 | 59.0 89 2 | 1.24 29.83 | 1010 17.2 | 0.68
2020-02-20 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 94 2 | 1.24 29.85 | 1011 34.2 | 1.35
2020-02-21 19 | 66.2 16 | 60.8 93 2 | 1.24 29.88 | 1012 63.2 | 2.49
2020-02-22 18 | 64.4 16 | 60.8 93 4 | 2.49 29.88 | 1012 47.5 | 1.87
2020-02-23 19 | 66.2 16 | 60.8 88 4 | 2.49 29.85 | 1011 19.8 | 0.78
2020-02-24 16 | 60.8 15 | 59.0 96 3 | 1.86 29.88 | 1012 47.4 | 1.87
2020-02-25 19 | 66.2 16 | 60.8 90 3 | 1.86 29.85 | 1011 15.6 | 0.61
2020-02-26 17 | 62.6 16 | 60.8 98 2 | 1.24 29.85 | 1011 38.1 | 1.5
2020-02-27 19 | 66.2 16 | 60.8 88 3 | 1.86 29.83 | 1010 29.7 | 1.17
2020-02-28 16 | 60.8 15 | 59.0 97 2 | 1.24 29.85 | 1011 63.7 | 2.51
2020-02-29 20 | 68.0 15 | 59.0 82 3 | 1.86 29.83 | 1010 9.1 | 0.36

Western Highlands 10 Year Historical Weather Data

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