The climate of Lae (Papua New Guinea)
Lae is located on the north east coast of Papua New Guinea in the
province of Morobe of which it also is the capital. Lae is the second
largest city of the country after the capital Port Moresby and has an
important regional function. Lae was the site of a gold rush during
the 1930s. Lae became world famous after Amelia Earhart was last seen
here during her trip around the world. Lae has a tropical rainforest
climate characterized by high temperatures and high precipitation
figures. Lae is one of the wettest places in Papua New Guinea with
more than 3,500 millimeters of annual precipitation. Daytime
temperatures are around 30 degrees Celsius on average all year round.
Because of high temperatures in combination with high precipitation
figures humidity figures are also high.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Lae
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
31
22
6
21
29
February
31
22
5
20
29
March
31
22
5
21
29
April
31
21
6
21
29
May
29
22
6
20
29
June
29
20
6
19
29
July
29
20
5
19
29
August
29
20
6
19
28
September
29
20
6
18
29
October
30
21
6
19
29
November
31
21
6
18
30
December
31
21
5
19
30
= 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
