May Weather in Samarai Papua New Guinea

Daily high temperatures are around 82°F, rarely falling below 80°F or exceeding 84°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 80°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 82°F.

For reference, on January 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Samarai typically range from 82°F to 84°F, while on August 6, the coldest day of the year, they range from 76°F to 79°F.

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.

San Andrés, Colombia (8,905 miles away); Golden Grove, Jamaica (9,272 miles); and Codrington, Antigua & Barbuda (10,220 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Samarai (view comparison).

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The month of May in Samarai experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 75% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 27% of the time.

For reference, on January 6, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 87%, while on August 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 36%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Samarai, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 51% and ending it at 41%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 59% on February 11, and its lowest chance is 30% on November 22.

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 Samarai is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 6.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.7 inches or falls below 2.7 inches, and ending the month at 4.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.2 inches or falls below 1.7 inches.

Over the course of May in Samarai, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is May 31, with 11 hours, 33 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 1, with 11 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Samarai is 6:02 AM on May 1 and the latest sunrise is 6 minutes later at 6:08 AM on May 31.

The latest sunset is 5:46 PM on May 1 and the earliest sunset is 5 minutes earlier at 5:41 PM on May 28.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Samarai during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:32 AM and sets 12 hours, 45 minutes later, at 6:17 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:13 AM and sets 11 hours, 30 minutes later, at 5:44 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 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.

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 Samarai is essentially constant during May, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on January 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on August 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 98% 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 Samarai is increasing during May, increasing from 12.6 miles per hour to 13.9 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 16.0 miles per hour, while on January 7, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.0 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Samarai throughout May is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 67% on May 20.

Samarai 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 Samarai is essentially constant during May, remaining within 1°F of 82°F throughout.

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 Samarai 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 Samarai are very rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 922°F, from 9,317°F to 10,238°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 Samarai is essentially constant during May, remaining around 4.6 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Samarai are -10.617 deg latitude, 150.667 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Samarai contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 938 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 29 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,080 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,882 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Samarai is covered by water (88%) and trees (11%), within 10 miles by water (73%) and trees (23%), and within 50 miles by water (84%) and trees (14%).