Panguna monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Panguna

Panguna average temperature chart (Celsius) Panguna average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Panguna (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.8 28.7 28.6 28.6 27.5 27.3 27.7 27.8 28.8 28.9 28.9 29
°F 83.9 83.7 83.4 83.4 81.5 81.1 81.8 82 83.8 84 84 84.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Panguna monthly rainfall chart (mm) Panguna monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Panguna (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 280 273 310 304 269 263 380 307 327 301 260 247
inches 11 10.7 12.2 12 10.6 10.3 15 12.1 12.9 11.9 10.2 9.7
Rainy days 23 22 24 22 22 20 23 21 21 22 20 21

Average annual rainfall in Panguna: 3669.667mm (1444.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Panguna

Panguna average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Panguna
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.7 4.9 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Panguna average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Panguna average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Panguna (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.2 21.3 21.3 21.3 22 21 20.8 20.9 20.8 21.4 21.2 21.3
Max °C 29 28.9 28.8 28.8 27.7 27.5 27.9 28 29 29.1 29.1 29.2
Min °F 70.2 70.3 70.3 70.3 71.5 69.7 69.4 69.5 69.4 70.4 70.1 70.3
Max °F 77.2 77.2 77 77 76.6 75.6 75.7 75.9 76.8 77.4 77.2 77.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Panguna average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Panguna average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Panguna in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30 29.9 29.8 29.8 29.7 29.4 28.9 28.6 28.8 29.3 29.7 30
°F 86 85.8 85.7 85.7 85.5 84.9 84 83.5 83.9 84.7 85.5 86

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Panguna average winspeed by month (km/h) Panguna average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Panguna (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 6 5
mph 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Panguna relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Panguna
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 82% 82% 82% 83% 83% 84% 82% 81% 80% 79% 80%

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Panguna weather stats

Panguna weather statistics
Hottest month: October 28.9°C 84°F
Driest month: December 247mm 9.7ins
Sunniest month: August 5.8hrs
Coldest month: June 27.3°C 81.1°F
Wettest month: July 380mm 15ins
Warmest sea: January 30°C 86°F
Map showing location of Panguna (-6.3164, 155.48483) Panguna map pin © Google

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