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Lae, Papua New Guinea climate
Af Tropical rainforest
Lae has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Tropical rainforest, Köppen Af). The hottest month is December with an average daily high near 76°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 62°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 269 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Lae climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 |
| Avg low (°F) | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 22.8 | 18.4 | 24.8 | 28.3 | 25.3 | 22.7 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 23.2 | 26.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 |
| Avg low (°F) | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 |
| Precipitation (in) | 22.8 | 18.4 | 24.8 | 28.3 | 25.3 | 22.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 |
| Avg low (°F) | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 19.4 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 23.2 | 26.8 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 88 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 88 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.