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Fall Weather in Kiunga Papua New Guinea

Daily high temperatures are around 86°F, rarely falling below 82°F or exceeding 91°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 76°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 78°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 76°F on May 4.

For reference, on November 10, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kiunga typically range from 77°F to 91°F, while on July 28, the coldest day of the year, they range from 74°F to 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Fall in Kiunga

Average High and Low Temperature in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°FSummerWinterMar 188°FMar 188°F76°F76°FMay 3185°FMay 3185°F76°F76°FApr 188°FApr 188°F76°F76°FMay 186°FMay 186°F76°F76°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 fall temperatures. 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 the Fall in Kiunga

Average Hourly Temperature in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay12 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 AMSummerWinterwarmhot
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.

Altagracia, Nicaragua (9,229 miles away); Barranquilla, Colombia (9,962 miles); and Sabang, Indonesia (3,281 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kiunga (view comparison).

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The fall in Kiunga experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 87% to 81%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81% on May 31.

The clearest day of the fall is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 19% of the time.

For reference, on December 16, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 89%, while on August 15, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 22%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Fall in Kiunga

Cloud Cover Categories in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SummerWinterDec 1610%Dec 1610%Mar 113%Mar 113%May 3119%May 3119%Apr 115%Apr 115%May 116%May 116%partly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clearclear
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 Kiunga, the chance of a wet day over the course of the fall is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 49% and ending it at 29%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 53% on February 10, and its lowest chance is 22% on July 29.

Probability of Precipitation in the Fall in Kiunga

Probability of Precipitation in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay0%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%55%55%SummerWinterMar 149%Mar 149%May 3129%May 3129%Apr 147%Apr 147%May 136%May 136%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 season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the fall in Kiunga is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 11.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 21.1 inches or falls below 4.4 inches, and ending the season at 7.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 18.0 inches or falls below 0.9 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 12.1 inches on March 28.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Fall in Kiunga

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 inSummerWinterMar 2812.1 inMar 2812.1 inMar 111.4 inMar 111.4 inMay 317.4 inMay 317.4 inMay 110.2 inMay 110.2 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 the fall in Kiunga, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 26 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 17 seconds, and weekly decrease of 1 minute, 58 seconds.

The shortest day of the fall is May 31, with 11 hours, 47 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 1, with 12 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Fall in Kiunga

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSummerWinterMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 mindaydaydaydaynightMay 3111 hr, 47 minMay 3111 hr, 47 minMay 111 hr, 54 minMay 111 hr, 54 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 latest sunrise of the fall in Kiunga is 6:40 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 5 minutes earlier at 6:35 AM on April 30.

The latest sunset is 6:53 PM on March 1 and the earliest sunset is 28 minutes earlier at 6:25 PM on May 24.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kiunga during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets 12 hours, 29 minutes later, at 6:47 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:43 AM and sets 11 hours, 46 minutes later, at 6:29 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Fall in Kiunga

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSummerWinter6:35 AM6:35 AMApr 306:28 PMApr 306:28 PM6:40 AM6:40 AMMar 16:53 PMMar 16:53 PM6:37 AM6:37 AMMay 246:25 PMMay 246:25 PM6:37 AM6:37 AMApr 16:39 PMApr 16:39 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the fall. 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 the Fall in Kiunga

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay12 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 AMSummerWinter00102020303040505060607080001010203030404050606070
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the fall of 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 the fall of 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 the Fall in Kiunga

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSummerWinterFeb 109:00 AMFeb 109:00 AMFeb 2410:31 PMFeb 2410:31 PMMar 107:01 PMMar 107:01 PMMar 255:01 PMMar 255:01 PMApr 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 AM7:25 PM7:25 PM6:52 PM6:52 PM7:02 AM7:02 AM6:50 PM6:50 PM6:44 PM6:44 PM7:06 AM7:06 AM6:44 AM6:44 AM7:01 PM7:01 PM5:58 PM5:58 PM6:30 AM6:30 AM6:20 AM6:20 AM6:30 PM6:30 PM6:05 PM6:05 PM6:54 AM6:54 AM6:08 PM6:08 PM5:42 PM5:42 PM6:39 AM6:39 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.

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 Kiunga is essentially constant during the fall, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on February 10, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on September 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 95% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Fall in Kiunga

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SummerWinterMar 1100%Mar 1100%May 31100%May 31100%Apr 1100%Apr 1100%May 1100%May 1100%miserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
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 Kiunga is essentially constant during the fall, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 1.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on August 5, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 1.7 miles per hour, while on November 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 1.3 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the fall is 1.4 miles per hour on March 28.

Average Wind Speed in the Fall in Kiunga

Average Wind Speed in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay0.0 mph0.0 mph0.5 mph0.5 mph1.0 mph1.0 mph1.5 mph1.5 mph2.0 mph2.0 mphSummerWinterMar 281.4 mphMar 281.4 mphMar 11.4 mphMar 11.4 mphMay 311.6 mphMay 311.6 mphMay 11.5 mphMay 11.5 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Kiunga during the fall is predominantly out of the west from March 1 to March 18 and the south from March 18 to May 31.

Wind Direction in the Fall in Kiunga

Wind Direction in the Fall in KiungaWSMarAprMay0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SummerWinterwestsouthnortheast
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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 Kiunga 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 the Fall in Kiunga

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SummerWinter100%Apr 16100%Apr 16warmhotcomfortable
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 Kiunga are very rapidly increasing during the fall, increasing by 2,765°F, from 7,394°F to 10,159°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Fall in Kiunga

Growing Degree Days in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay7,500°F7,500°F8,000°F8,000°F8,500°F8,500°F9,000°F9,000°F9,500°F9,500°F10,000°F10,000°FSummerWinterMar 17,394°FMar 17,394°FMay 3110,159°FMay 3110,159°FApr 18,330°FApr 18,330°FMay 19,245°FMay 19,245°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the fall, 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 Kiunga is gradually decreasing during the fall, falling by 0.8 kWh, from 4.9 kWh to 4.1 kWh, over the course of the season.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the fall is 4.9 kWh on March 3.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Fall in Kiunga

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Fall in KiungaMarAprMay0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhSummerWinterMar 34.9 kWhMar 34.9 kWhMay 314.1 kWhMay 314.1 kWhApr 14.6 kWhApr 14.6 kWhMay 14.3 kWhMay 14.3 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 Kiunga are -6.122 deg latitude, 141.291 deg longitude, and 131 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kiunga contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 167 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 109 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (243 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (5,161 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kiunga is covered by trees (59%), cropland (15%), grassland (11%), and shrubs (10%), within 10 miles by trees (89%), and within 50 miles by trees (89%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kiunga, 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, Tanahmerah Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Kiunga.

At a distance of 110 kilometers from Kiunga, 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 Kiunga 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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