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August Weather in Popondetta Papua New Guinea

Daily high temperatures are around 83°F, rarely falling below 80°F or exceeding 87°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 72°F, rarely falling below 69°F or exceeding 75°F.

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 August in Popondetta

Average High and Low Temperature in August in PopondettaAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313168°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°F90°F90°FJulSepAug 183°FAug 183°F72°F72°FAug 3183°FAug 3183°F72°F72°FAug 1183°FAug 1183°F72°F72°FAug 2183°FAug 2183°F72°F72°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 August. 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 August in Popondetta

Average Hourly Temperature in August in PopondettaAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMJulSepcomfortablewarmwarm
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, 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 August in Popondetta experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 68% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67% on August 18.

The clearest day of the month is August 18, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 33% 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 August in Popondetta

Cloud Cover Categories in August in PopondettaAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepJan 86%Jan 86%Aug 132%Aug 132%Aug 3130%Aug 3130%Aug 1133%Aug 1133%Aug 2133%Aug 2133%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 August is essentially constant, remaining around 15% throughout.

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 August 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 August in Popondetta is essentially constant, remaining about 1.3 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.8 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in Popondetta

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in PopondettaAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 inJulSepAug 11.4 inAug 11.4 inAug 311.2 inAug 311.2 inAug 111.4 inAug 111.4 inAug 211.3 inAug 211.3 in
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 August in Popondetta, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 44 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August 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 latest sunrise of the month in Popondetta is 6:21 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 12 minutes earlier at 6:09 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 6:06 PM on August 15 and the earliest sunset is 47 seconds earlier at 6:05 PM on August 31.

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 August in Popondetta

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in PopondettaAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJulSep6:09 AM6:09 AMAug 316:05 PMAug 316:05 PM6:16 AM6:16 AMAug 156:06 PMAug 156:06 PM6:21 AM6:21 AMAug 16:05 PMAug 16:05 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of August. 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 August in Popondetta

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in PopondettaAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMJulSep00101020202030304040505050606070800001010202030303040405050606070
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 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 August 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 August in Popondetta

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in PopondettaAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 68:58 AMJul 68:58 AMJul 218:18 PMJul 218:18 PMAug 49:14 PMAug 49:14 PMAug 204:26 AMAug 204:26 AMSep 311:56 AMSep 311:56 AMSep 1812:35 PMSep 1812:35 PM6:27 AM6:27 AM6:17 PM6:17 PM5:55 PM5:55 PM6:58 AM6:58 AM6:03 AM6:03 AM5:57 PM5:57 PM5:39 PM5:39 PM6:29 AM6:29 AM6:07 AM6:07 AM6:15 PM6:15 PM6:13 PM6:13 PM6:38 AM6:38 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.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
13%3:22 AMENE3:11 PMWNW-9:16 AMN239,299 mi
2
6%4:19 AMENE4:08 PMWNW-10:14 AMN241,545 mi
3
2%5:13 AMENE5:04 PMWNW-11:10 AMN243,742 mi
4
0%6:03 AMENE5:57 PMWNW-12:01 PMN245,843 mi
5
0%6:48 AMENE6:47 PMWNW-12:48 PMN247,780 mi
6
3%7:29 AMENE7:33 PMWNW-1:32 PMN249,461 mi
7
7%8:07 AME8:18 PMW-2:13 PMN250,776 mi
8
13%8:43 AME9:00 PMW-2:51 PMN251,605 mi
9
20%9:18 AME9:43 PMW-3:30 PMN251,830 mi
10
28%9:54 AME10:26 PMW-4:09 PMS251,354 mi
11
37%10:30 AMESE11:11 PMWSW-4:49 PMS250,111 mi
12
47%11:10 AMESE11:59 PMWSW-5:33 PMS248,086 mi
13
50%11:54 AMESE--6:21 PMS245,329 mi
14
67%-12:51 AMWSW12:42 PMESE7:13 PMS241,963 mi
15
77%-1:46 AMWSW1:36 PMESE8:10 PMS238,193 mi
16
86%-2:45 AMWSW2:34 PMESE9:10 PMS234,297 mi
17
93%-3:44 AMWSW3:36 PMESE10:10 PMS230,612 mi
18
98%-4:42 AMWSW4:38 PMESE11:10 PMS227,483 mi
19
99%-5:37 AMWSW5:39 PMESE--
20
100%-6:29 AMWSW6:38 PMESE12:06 AMS225,209 mi
21
99%-7:17 AMW7:34 PME12:59 AMS223,996 mi
22
95%-8:03 AMW8:29 PME1:49 AMN223,918 mi
23
88%-8:49 AMW9:25 PME2:39 AMN224,913 mi
24
79%-9:35 AMWNW10:20 PMENE3:29 AMN226,811 mi
25
68%-10:23 AMWNW11:18 PMENE4:21 AMN229,366 mi
26
50%-11:15 AMWNW-5:15 AMN232,315 mi
27
45%12:17 AMENE12:09 PMWNW-6:12 AMN235,409 mi
28
34%1:17 AMENE1:06 PMWNW-7:11 AMN238,452 mi
29
24%2:15 AMENE2:03 PMWNW-8:09 AMN241,303 mi
30
16%3:10 AMENE2:59 PMWNW-9:05 AMN243,881 mi
31
9%4:00 AMENE3:53 PMWNW-9:57 AMN246,148 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 gradually increasing during August, rising from 87% to 90% over the course of the month.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during August is 87% on August 13.

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 August in Popondetta

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in PopondettaAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 1387%Aug 1387%Aug 187%Aug 187%Aug 3190%Aug 3190%Aug 2188%Aug 2188%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 August, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 3.3 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.

The highest daily average wind speed during August is 3.4 miles per hour on August 3.

Average Wind Speed in August in Popondetta

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 August is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 67% on August 31.

Wind Direction in August in Popondetta

Wind Direction in August in PopondettaAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepsoutheast
northeastsouthwest
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 August, remaining around 81°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during August is 81°F on August 20.

Average Water Temperature in August 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 August in Popondetta

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in PopondettaAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep100%Aug 16100%Aug 16100%Jul 2100%Jul 2comfortablewarmhot
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 August, increasing by 814°F, from 840°F to 1,654°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Popondetta

Growing Degree Days in August in PopondettaAug1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131900°F900°F1,000°F1,000°F1,100°F1,100°F1,200°F1,200°F1,300°F1,300°F1,400°F1,400°F1,500°F1,500°F1,600°F1,600°F1,700°F1,700°FJulSepAug 1840°FAug 1840°FAug 311,654°FAug 311,654°FAug 111,112°FAug 111,112°FAug 211,383°FAug 211,383°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, 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 August, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 5.6 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Popondetta

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in PopondettaAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhJulSepAug 15.3 kWhAug 15.3 kWhAug 315.8 kWhAug 315.8 kWhAug 115.5 kWhAug 115.5 kWhAug 215.7 kWhAug 215.7 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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