August Weather in Kimbe Papua New Guinea

Daily high temperatures are around 84°F, rarely falling below 81°F or exceeding 87°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 77°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 79°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 77°F on August 23.

For reference, on October 28, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kimbe typically range from 78°F to 86°F, while on August 22, the coldest day of the year, they range from 77°F to 84°F.

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.

Banana Village, Kiribati (3,664 miles away); Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Pernambuco, Brazil (11,777 miles); and Camayenne, Guinea (11,308 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kimbe (view comparison).

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The month of August in Kimbe experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 76% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 74% on August 18.

The clearest day of the month is August 18, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 26% of the time.

For reference, on January 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 91%, while on August 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 26%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kimbe, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 40% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 53% on March 4, and its lowest chance is 33% on October 19.

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 Kimbe is essentially constant, remaining about 5.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 9.6 inches or falling below 1.2 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 5.3 inches on August 9.

Over the course of August in Kimbe, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 53 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 12 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Kimbe is 6:09 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 10 minutes earlier at 5:59 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 6:02 PM on August 5 and the earliest sunset is 2 minutes, 27 seconds earlier at 5:59 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kimbe during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:44 AM and sets 12 hours, 27 minutes later, at 6:11 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:07 AM and sets 11 hours, 48 minutes later, at 5:55 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 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.

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 Kimbe is essentially constant during August, 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 September 4, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% 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 Kimbe is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 6.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on July 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.6 miles per hour, while on November 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.7 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during August is 6.6 miles per hour on August 12.

The hourly average wind direction in Kimbe throughout August is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 91% on August 11.

Kimbe 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 Kimbe is essentially constant during August, remaining around 84°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during August is 84°F on August 20.

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 Kimbe 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 Kimbe are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 886°F, from 915°F to 1,801°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 Kimbe is gradually increasing during August, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 4.3 kWh to 4.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kimbe are -5.551 deg latitude, 150.138 deg longitude, and 89 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kimbe contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,939 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 354 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,789 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,365 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kimbe is covered by water (37%), trees (37%), and cropland (14%), within 10 miles by trees (50%) and water (36%), and within 50 miles by water (46%) and trees (45%).