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December Weather in Mendi Papua New Guinea

Daily high temperatures are around 69°F, rarely falling below 67°F or exceeding 72°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 57°F, rarely falling below 54°F or exceeding 59°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 57°F on December 18.

For reference, on October 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Mendi typically range from 56°F to 70°F, while on August 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 55°F to 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Mendi

Average High and Low Temperature in December in MendiDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313154°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°FNovJanDec 169°FDec 169°F57°F57°FDec 3169°FDec 3169°F57°F57°FDec 1169°FDec 1169°F57°F57°FDec 2169°FDec 2169°F57°F57°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. 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.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Mendi

Average Hourly Temperature in December in MendiDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJancoolcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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The month of December in Mendi experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 95% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 3, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 5% of the time.

For reference, on January 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 97%, while on August 15, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 14%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Mendi

Cloud Cover Categories in December in MendiDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 15%Dec 15%Dec 314%Dec 314%Dec 115%Dec 115%Dec 215%Dec 215%mostly cloudyovercastpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Mendi, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is gradually increasing, starting the month at 43% and ending it at 47%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 56% on February 10, and its lowest chance is 27% on August 12.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Mendi

Probability of Precipitation in December in MendiDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%55%55%60%60%NovJanDec 143%Dec 143%Dec 3147%Dec 3147%Dec 1146%Dec 1146%Dec 2147%Dec 2147%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

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 December in Mendi is essentially constant, remaining about 8.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 14.0 inches or falling below 3.9 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Mendi

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of December in Mendi, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 1, with 12 hours, 27 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 22, with 12 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Mendi

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in MendiDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 2112 hr, 29 minDec 2112 hr, 29 mindaydaydaydaynightDec 112 hr, 27 minDec 112 hr, 27 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Mendi is 6:00 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 13 minutes later at 6:14 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:28 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 15 minutes later at 6:42 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Mendi during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets 12 hours, 29 minutes later, at 6:37 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:34 AM and sets 11 hours, 46 minutes later, at 6:20 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Mendi

The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Mendi

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in MendiDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan00101020202030304040505050606070708000010102020303030404050506060607070
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Mendi

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in MendiDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 110:48 PMNov 110:48 PMNov 167:29 AMNov 167:29 AMDec 14:22 PMDec 14:22 PMDec 157:02 PMDec 157:02 PMDec 318:27 AMDec 318:27 AMJan 148:28 AMJan 148:28 AMJan 2910:37 PMJan 2910:37 PM5:29 AM5:29 AM6:04 PM6:04 PM5:42 PM5:42 PM5:52 AM5:52 AM5:37 AM5:37 AM6:28 PM6:28 PM6:31 PM6:31 PM6:35 AM6:35 AM6:11 AM6:11 AM7:07 PM7:07 PM6:17 PM6:17 PM6:20 AM6:20 AM5:54 AM5:54 AM6:44 PM6:44 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%5:37 AMESE6:28 PMWSW-12:01 PMS246,582 mi
2
1%6:28 AMESE7:23 PMWSW-12:55 PMS244,561 mi
3
4%7:23 AMESE8:19 PMWSW-1:51 PMS242,453 mi
4
9%8:20 AMESE9:15 PMWSW-2:48 PMS240,313 mi
5
16%9:17 AMESE10:07 PMWSW-3:44 PMS238,168 mi
6
25%10:13 AMESE10:57 PMWSW-4:37 PMS236,035 mi
7
35%11:06 AMESE11:44 PMWSW-5:27 PMS233,937 mi
8
47%11:58 AME--6:14 PMS231,922 mi
9
50%-12:29 AMW12:48 PME7:01 PMN230,078 mi
10
70%-1:13 AMW1:39 PME7:48 PMN228,537 mi
11
80%-1:58 AMW2:31 PME8:38 PMN227,463 mi
12
89%-2:46 AMWNW3:26 PMENE9:30 PMN227,029 mi
13
95%-3:37 AMWNW4:25 PMENE10:27 PMN227,382 mi
14
99%-4:32 AMWNW5:27 PMENE11:29 PMN228,605 mi
15
100%-5:32 AMWNW6:31 PMENE--
16
100%-6:35 AMWNW7:34 PMENE12:33 AMN230,675 mi
17
98%-7:37 AMWNW8:32 PMENE1:36 AMN233,457 mi
18
93%-8:36 AMWNW9:25 PMENE2:35 AMN236,717 mi
19
87%-9:30 AMWNW10:12 PMENE3:29 AMN240,167 mi
20
79%-10:20 AMWNW10:55 PMENE4:17 AMN243,509 mi
21
70%-11:05 AMW11:34 PME5:00 AMN246,476 mi
22
61%-11:48 AMW-5:41 AMN248,848 mi
23
50%12:11 AME12:30 PMW-6:20 AMN250,471 mi
24
41%12:47 AME1:12 PMW-6:59 AMN251,260 mi
25
32%1:24 AME1:54 PMWSW-7:38 AMS251,197 mi
26
23%2:02 AMESE2:39 PMWSW-8:19 AMS250,336 mi
27
15%2:44 AMESE3:27 PMWSW-9:04 AMS248,785 mi
28
9%3:29 AMESE4:18 PMWSW-9:53 AMS246,702 mi
29
4%4:19 AMESE5:13 PMWSW-10:45 AMS244,275 mi
30
1%5:14 AMESE6:10 PMWSW-11:42 AMS241,707 mi
31
0%6:11 AMESE7:07 PMWSW-12:40 PMS239,191 mi

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 Mendi is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on May 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on February 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Mendi

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in MendiDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 10%Dec 10%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 210%Dec 210%humidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

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 Mendi is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 2.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on July 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.9 miles per hour, while on April 23, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.3 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during December is 2.4 miles per hour on December 1.

Average Wind Speed in December in Mendi

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Mendi throughout December is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 48% on December 6.

Wind Direction in December in Mendi

Wind Direction in December in MendiSWDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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 Mendi 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Mendi

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in MendiDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan100%Dec 16100%Dec 16coolcomfortablecold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Mendi are increasing during December, increasing by 361°F, from 1,722°F to 2,083°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December in Mendi

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 Mendi is essentially constant during December, remaining around 4.6 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 4.5 kWh on December 18.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Mendi

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in MendiDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhNovJanDec 184.5 kWhDec 184.5 kWhDec 14.6 kWhDec 14.6 kWhDec 314.6 kWhDec 314.6 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Mendi are -6.148 deg latitude, 143.656 deg longitude, and 5,673 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mendi contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,831 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,226 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,610 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (14,006 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mendi is covered by trees (65%) and cropland (18%), within 10 miles by trees (89%), and within 50 miles by trees (88%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Mendi, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Mendi is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Mendi, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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