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May Weather in Popondetta Papua New Guinea

Daily high temperatures are around 84°F, rarely falling below 81°F or exceeding 88°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 74°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 76°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 74°F on May 8.

For reference, on January 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Popondetta typically range from 74°F to 88°F, while on July 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 72°F to 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Popondetta

Average High and Low Temperature in May in PopondettaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313168°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°F90°F90°F92°F92°F94°F94°FAprJunMay 185°FMay 185°F74°F74°FMay 3184°FMay 3184°F73°F73°FMay 1184°FMay 1184°F74°F74°FMay 2184°FMay 2184°F74°F74°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 May. 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 May in Popondetta

Average Hourly Temperature in May in PopondettaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMAprJuncomfortablewarmwarmhot
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.

Tena, Ecuador (9,206 miles away) and Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil (11,147 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Popondetta (view comparison).

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The month of May in Popondetta experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 83% to 77%.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 23% of the time.

For reference, on January 8, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 94%, while on August 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 33%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Popondetta

Cloud Cover Categories in May in PopondettaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 117%May 117%May 3123%May 3123%May 1119%May 1119%May 2122%May 2122%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclear
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 Popondetta, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 28% and ending it at 19%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 54% on March 1, and its lowest chance is 13% on September 30.

Probability of Precipitation in May in Popondetta

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 May in Popondetta is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 3.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.9 inches or falls below 0.9 inches, and ending the month at 2.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.7 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Popondetta

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 May in Popondetta, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is May 31, with 11 hours, 39 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 1, with 11 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Popondetta

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 Popondetta is 6:10 AM on May 1 and the latest sunrise is 5 minutes later at 6:15 AM on May 31.

The latest sunset is 5:57 PM on May 1 and the earliest sunset is 4 minutes earlier at 5:54 PM on May 26.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Popondetta during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:46 AM and sets 12 hours, 38 minutes later, at 6:24 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:20 AM and sets 11 hours, 37 minutes later, at 5:57 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Popondetta

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in PopondettaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMAprJun6:10 AM6:10 AMMay 15:57 PMMay 15:57 PM6:14 AM6:14 AMMay 265:54 PMMay 265:54 PM6:11 AM6:11 AMMay 115:55 PMMay 115:55 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of May. 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 May in Popondetta

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in PopondettaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMAprJun00101020202030304040505050607000010102020303030404050506060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 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 May 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 May in Popondetta

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in PopondettaMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 94:22 AMApr 94:22 AMApr 249:50 AMApr 249:50 AMMay 81:23 PMMay 81:23 PMMay 2311:54 PMMay 2311:54 PMJun 610:38 PMJun 610:38 PMJun 2211:09 AMJun 2211:09 AM6:17 AM6:17 AM6:30 PM6:30 PM5:28 PM5:28 PM6:04 AM6:04 AM5:55 AM5:55 AM5:57 PM5:57 PM5:31 PM5:31 PM6:31 AM6:31 AM5:40 AM5:40 AM5:33 PM5:33 PM5:08 PM5:08 PM6:16 AM6:16 AM
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.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%-12:24 PMWSW-5:55 AMS233,703 mi
2
46%12:21 AMESE1:15 PMWSW-6:50 AMS231,256 mi
3
34%1:18 AMESE2:02 PMWSW-7:42 AMS229,034 mi
4
23%2:13 AME2:48 PMW-8:32 AMN227,226 mi
5
14%3:07 AME3:33 PMW-9:21 AMN226,039 mi
6
6%4:02 AME4:18 PMW-10:10 AMN225,663 mi
7
2%4:57 AMENE5:06 PMWNW-11:01 AMN226,226 mi
8
0%5:55 AMENE5:57 PMWNW-11:55 AMN227,761 mi
9
1%6:55 AMENE6:51 PMWNW-12:52 PMN230,187 mi
10
5%7:57 AMENE7:49 PMWNW-1:52 PMN233,309 mi
11
12%8:58 AMENE8:48 PMWNW-2:53 PMN236,846 mi
12
20%9:56 AMENE9:46 PMWNW-3:52 PMN240,479 mi
13
29%10:50 AMENE10:41 PMWNW-4:46 PMN243,903 mi
14
39%11:39 AMENE11:33 PMWNW-5:37 PMN246,857 mi
15
50%12:22 PMENE--6:22 PMN249,153 mi
16
58%-12:21 AMWNW1:02 PMENE7:05 PMN250,673 mi
17
68%-1:06 AMWNW1:39 PME7:44 PMN251,376 mi
18
77%-1:50 AMW2:14 PME8:23 PMN251,282 mi
19
84%-2:32 AMW2:50 PME9:02 PMN250,470 mi
20
91%-3:15 AMW3:26 PME9:42 PMS249,059 mi
21
96%-4:00 AMWSW4:04 PMESE10:24 PMS247,195 mi
22
99%-4:47 AMWSW4:46 PMESE11:10 PMS245,034 mi
23
100%-5:37 AMWSW5:31 PMESE--
24
100%-6:31 AMWSW6:22 PMESE12:00 AMS242,728 mi
25
99%-7:28 AMWSW7:18 PMESE12:54 AMS240,411 mi
26
95%-8:27 AMWSW8:17 PMESE1:52 AMS238,187 mi
27
89%-9:25 AMWSW9:17 PMESE2:52 AMS236,125 mi
28
81%-10:21 AMWSW10:16 PMESE3:50 AMS234,261 mi
29
72%-11:12 AMWSW11:14 PMESE4:46 AMS232,612 mi
30
60%-12:00 PMWSW-5:38 AMS231,193 mi
31
50%12:08 AMESE12:45 PMW-6:28 AMS230,035 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 Popondetta is essentially constant during May, remaining within 1% of 99% throughout.

For reference, on February 5, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on August 12, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 87% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Popondetta

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in PopondettaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 199%May 199%May 3198%May 3198%May 1199%May 1199%May 2199%May 2199%miserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumid
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 Popondetta is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 2.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on August 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.4 miles per hour, while on March 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May in Popondetta

Average Wind Speed in May in PopondettaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 mph0.0 mph0.5 mph0.5 mph1.0 mph1.0 mph1.5 mph1.5 mph2.0 mph2.0 mph2.5 mph2.5 mph3.0 mph3.0 mph3.5 mph3.5 mph4.0 mph4.0 mphAprJunMay 12.7 mphMay 12.7 mphMay 312.9 mphMay 312.9 mphMay 112.7 mphMay 112.7 mphMay 212.8 mphMay 212.8 mph
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 Popondetta throughout May is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 62% on May 19.

Wind Direction in May in Popondetta

Wind Direction in May in PopondettaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunsoutheastnorthwest
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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).

Popondetta is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Popondetta is essentially constant during May, remaining within 1°F of 84°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in May in Popondetta

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 Popondetta 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 May in Popondetta

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in PopondettaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun100%May 16100%May 16comfortablewarmhot
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 Popondetta are rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 850°F, from 8,690°F to 9,540°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Popondetta

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, 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 Popondetta is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.6 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during May is 4.5 kWh on May 7.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Popondetta

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in PopondettaMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhAprJunMay 74.5 kWhMay 74.5 kWhMay 314.7 kWhMay 314.7 kWhMay 214.7 kWhMay 214.7 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 Popondetta are -8.765 deg latitude, 148.233 deg longitude, and 348 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Popondetta contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 374 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 362 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,664 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (13,159 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Popondetta is covered by trees (52%), cropland (30%), and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by trees (75%), and within 50 miles by trees (54%) and water (40%).

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

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Jacksons International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Popondetta.

At a distance of 134 kilometers from Popondetta, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Popondetta according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

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.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . 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.

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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