Mendi weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Mendi is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 70/100), with July and September close behind. Mendi averages about 1,916 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 107 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

1,916

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

70/100

Rain / year

2,247 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

26k

Elevation

1,728 m

When is the best time to visit Mendi?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mendi is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (62/100, 233 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mendi?

Mendi gets a moderate 1,916 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 8 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #34 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 2,247 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Merauke Indonesia · 444 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
• Jayapura Indonesia · 528 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
• Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 537 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
• Wamena Indonesia · 569 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
• Cairns Australia · 1,215 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
• Manokwari Indonesia · 1,216 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Moro Papua New Guinea · 52 km · 1,916 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Wapenamanda Papua New Guinea · 63 km · 1,949 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 79 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Tari Papua New Guinea · 85 km · 2,016 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Kundiawa Papua New Guinea · 146 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Aug