The climate of Wewak (Papua New Guinea)
Wewak is a small town located on the north coast of Papua New Guinea
in the province of East Sepik of which it also is the capital. During
WWII the largest Japanese airbase of Papua New Guinea was situated
here. Because of this Wewak was the target for bombings by the allies
several times. The city still has its own airport: Wewak International
Airport. The city is situated on the place where the Sepik River flows
into the Pacific Ocean. The old city center of Wewak is situated on a
peninsula; because of this the city is surrounded by beautiful white
beaches with palm trees. Wewak has a tropical rainforest with high
precipitation figures all year round. Only during the last few months
of the year precipitation figures may be slightly lower. Temperatures
are around 30 degrees Celsius on average all year round. This also
causes humidity figures to be high all year round. However, an ever
blowing sea wind offers some cooling.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Wewak
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
32
22
5
18
29
February
32
22
5
18
29
March
31
21
5
20
29
April
32
21
5
20
29
May
32
22
5
20
29
June
32
22
5
19
29
July
31
21
5
17
29
August
31
21
5
15
29
September
31
21
6
16
29
October
32
22
6
18
29
November
32
22
5
18
29
December
31
22
5
18
29
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
