June Weather in Kiunga Papua New Guinea

Daily high temperatures are around 84°F, rarely falling below 80°F or exceeding 88°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 75°F, rarely falling below 73°F or exceeding 78°F.

For reference, on November 10, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kiunga typically range from 77°F to 91°F, while on July 28, the coldest day of the year, they range from 74°F to 83°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on June. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Altagracia, Nicaragua (9,229 miles away); Barranquilla, Colombia (9,962 miles); and Sabang, Indonesia (3,281 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kiunga (view comparison).

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The month of June in Kiunga experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 82% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is June 2, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 19% of the time.

For reference, on December 16, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 89%, while on August 15, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 22%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kiunga, the chance of a wet day over the course of June is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 29% and ending it at 27%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 53% on February 10, and its lowest chance is 22% on July 29.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during June in Kiunga is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 7.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 18.0 inches or falls below 0.8 inches, and ending the month at 6.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 13.2 inches or falls below 1.0 inches.

Over the course of June in Kiunga, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is June 21, with 11 hours, 46 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 1, with 11 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Kiunga is 6:39 AM on June 1 and the latest sunrise is 6 minutes later at 6:45 AM on June 30.

The earliest sunset is 6:26 PM on June 1 and the latest sunset is 5 minutes later at 6:31 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kiunga during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets 12 hours, 29 minutes later, at 6:47 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:43 AM and sets 11 hours, 46 minutes later, at 6:29 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for June 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kiunga is essentially constant during June, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on February 10, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on September 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 95% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kiunga is essentially constant during June, remaining around 1.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on August 5, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 1.7 miles per hour, while on November 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 1.3 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Kiunga throughout June is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 86% on June 30.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Kiunga are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Kiunga are rapidly increasing during June, increasing by 842°F, from 10,188°F to 11,030°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kiunga is essentially constant during June, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.0 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during June is 3.9 kWh on June 25.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kiunga are -6.122 deg latitude, 141.291 deg longitude, and 131 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kiunga contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 167 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 109 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (243 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (5,161 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kiunga is covered by trees (59%), cropland (15%), grassland (11%), and shrubs (10%), within 10 miles by trees (89%), and within 50 miles by trees (89%).