Popondetta weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Popondetta is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with August and September close behind. Popondetta averages about 2,179 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,179
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,362 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 88 m
When is the best time to visit Popondetta?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Popondetta is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (64/100, 233 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Popondetta?
Popondetta gets a moderate 2,179 hours of sunshine a year. July (85/100) is noticeably better than January (64). It ranks #9 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,055 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 50% of the annual 1,362 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 233 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| February | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 161 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 293 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| April | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 144 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 79 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 77 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 85 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 34 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 83 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 48 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 83 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 48 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 81 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 55 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 77 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 77 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 64 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 113 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
Sea temperature in Popondetta by month
The sea off Popondetta is warmest in January at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 139 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 868 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 940 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 1,105 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 1,158 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 1,174 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tufi Papua New Guinea · 115 km · 2,222 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tapini Papua New Guinea · 153 km · 2,340 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Gurney Papua New Guinea · 278 km · 2,236 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Kerema Papua New Guinea · 294 km · 1,926 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lae Papua New Guinea · 304 km · 1,939 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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