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Winter Weather in Kainantu Papua New Guinea

Daily high temperatures are around 71°F, rarely falling below 67°F or exceeding 77°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 70°F on June 28.

Daily low temperatures are around 58°F, rarely falling below 54°F or exceeding 61°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 57°F on July 30.

For reference, on October 16, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kainantu typically range from 59°F to 73°F, while on July 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 57°F to 71°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Kainantu

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°FFallSpringJun 2670°FJun 2670°F58°F58°FJun 170°FJun 170°F59°F59°FAug 3173°FAug 3173°F57°F57°FAug 171°FAug 171°F57°F57°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 winter 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 Winter in Kainantu

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug12 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 AMFallSpringcoolcoolcomfortable
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.

Boquete, Panama (9,136 miles away) and La Playa, Colombia (9,765 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kainantu (view comparison).

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The winter in Kainantu experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 88% to 81%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 79% on August 17.

The clearest day of the winter is August 17, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 21% of the time.

For reference, on January 18, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 97%, while on August 15, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 21%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Kainantu

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringJan 183%Jan 183%Jun 112%Jun 112%Aug 3119%Aug 3119%Jul 114%Jul 114%Aug 120%Aug 120%partly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
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 Kainantu, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is gradually decreasing, starting the season at 30% and ending it at 26%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 47% on February 4, and its lowest chance is 23% on August 20.

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Kainantu

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug0%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%FallSpringAug 1923%Aug 1923%Jun 130%Jun 130%Jul 127%Jul 127%Aug 125%Aug 125%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 winter in Kainantu is decreasing, starting the season at 4.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.6 inches or falls below 0.8 inches, and ending the season at 3.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.0 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 3.6 inches on July 24.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Kainantu

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inFallSpringJul 243.6 inJul 243.6 inJun 14.7 inJun 14.7 inAug 313.7 inAug 313.7 inJul 13.7 inJul 13.7 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 winter in Kainantu, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the winter is June 21, with 11 hours, 45 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 59 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Kainantu

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringJun 2111 hr, 46 minJun 2111 hr, 46 mindaydaydaydaynightAug 3111 hr, 59 minAug 3111 hr, 59 minAug 111 hr, 51 minAug 111 hr, 51 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 winter in Kainantu is 6:28 AM on July 17 and the earliest sunrise is 12 minutes earlier at 6:17 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:07 PM on June 1 and the latest sunset is 11 minutes later at 6:18 PM on August 8.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kainantu during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets 12 hours, 29 minutes later, at 6:29 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:25 AM and sets 11 hours, 46 minutes later, at 6:10 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in Kainantu

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFallSpring6:17 AM6:17 AMAug 316:16 PMAug 316:16 PM6:26 AM6:26 AMAug 86:18 PMAug 86:18 PM6:20 AM6:20 AMJun 16:07 PMJun 16:07 PM6:28 AM6:28 AMJul 176:16 PMJul 176:16 PM6:27 AM6:27 AMJul 16:13 PMJul 16:13 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the winter. 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 Winter in Kainantu

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug12 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 AMFallSpring001020203030405050606080001010203030404050606070
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter 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 winter 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 Winter in Kainantu

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringMay 81:23 PMMay 81:23 PMMay 2311:54 PMMay 2311:54 PMJun 610:38 PMJun 610:38 PMJun 2211:09 AMJun 2211:09 AMJul 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 PM6:01 AM6:01 AM6:10 PM6:10 PM5:46 PM5:46 PM6:36 AM6:36 AM5:49 PM5:49 PM5:23 PM5:23 PM6:20 AM6:20 AM6:31 AM6:31 AM6:10 PM6:10 PM7:03 AM7:03 AM6:11 PM6:11 PM5:53 PM5:53 PM6:36 AM6:36 AM6:14 AM6:14 AM6:26 PM6:26 PM6:23 PM6:23 PM6:48 AM6:48 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 Kainantu is decreasing during the winter, falling from 8% to 1% over the course of the season.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during the winter is 1% on August 18.

For reference, on April 18, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 16% of the time, while on August 18, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Kainantu

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FallSpringAug 181%Aug 181%Jun 18%Jun 18%Jul 12%Jul 12%Aug 11%Aug 11%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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 Kainantu is essentially constant during the winter, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 2.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on August 16, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.3 miles per hour, while on November 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 1.9 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the winter is 2.3 miles per hour on August 16.

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Kainantu

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug0.0 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 mphFallSpringAug 162.3 mphAug 162.3 mphJun 12.0 mphJun 12.0 mphAug 312.3 mphAug 312.3 mphJul 12.2 mphJul 12.2 mphAug 12.3 mphAug 12.3 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 Kainantu throughout the winter is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 61% on June 4.

Wind Direction in the Winter in Kainantu

Wind Direction in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FallSpringsoutheastnorthwest
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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).

Kainantu 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 Kainantu is gradually decreasing during the winter, falling by 2°F, from 84°F to 82°F, over the course of the season.

The lowest average surface water temperature during the winter is 82°F on August 22.

Average Water Temperature in the Winter in Kainantu

Average Water Temperature in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°FFallSpringAug 2282°FAug 2282°FJun 184°FJun 184°FJul 183°FJul 183°FAug 182°FAug 182°F
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 Kainantu 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 Winter in Kainantu

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpring100%Jul 17100%Jul 17coolcomfortablewarmcold
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 Kainantu are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 4,014°F, from 4,802°F to 788°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Kainantu

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FFallSpringJun 14,802°FJun 14,802°FAug 31788°FAug 31788°FJul 10°FJul 10°FAug 1392°FAug 1392°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the winter, 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 Kainantu is increasing during the winter, rising by 1.1 kWh, from 4.2 kWh to 5.3 kWh, over the course of the season.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Kainantu

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in KainantuJunJulAug0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFallSpringJun 14.2 kWhJun 14.2 kWhAug 315.3 kWhAug 315.3 kWhJul 14.2 kWhJul 14.2 kWhAug 14.8 kWhAug 14.8 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 Kainantu are -6.289 deg latitude, 145.865 deg longitude, and 5,167 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kainantu contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 666 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,250 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (6,818 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,202 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kainantu is covered by trees (42%), cropland (37%), and grassland (12%), within 10 miles by trees (55%) and cropland (20%), and within 50 miles by trees (75%).

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

Kainantu is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Kainantu, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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