Popondetta monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Popondetta average temperature chart (Celsius) Popondetta average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Popondetta (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.8 30.7 30.3 30.1 29.2 29 28.5 28.7 29.5 30.4 30.9 31
°F 87.5 87.3 86.6 86.2 84.6 84.2 83.4 83.7 85.1 86.7 87.7 87.8

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.

Popondetta monthly rainfall chart (mm) Popondetta monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Popondetta (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 387 335 306 267 257 168 161 158 220 261 323 390
inches 15.2 13.2 12 10.5 10.1 6.6 6.4 6.2 8.7 10.3 12.7 15.4
Rainy days 20 19 21 18 15 12 12 11 12 13 13 16

Average annual rainfall in Popondetta: 3372.7mm (1327.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Popondetta average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Popondetta
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.3 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.4 6 6.9 7 7.3 7 6.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Popondetta average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Popondetta average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Popondetta (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 23 23.1 22.9 22.7 23.5 22.3 21.7 21.7 21.9 22.6 22.7 23
Max °C 31 30.9 30.5 30.3 29.4 29.2 28.7 28.9 29.7 30.6 31.2 31.2
Min °F 73.4 73.6 73.2 72.9 74.2 72.1 71.1 71.1 71.4 72.7 72.8 73.4
Max °F 80.6 80.6 80.1 79.7 79.5 78.3 77.4 77.5 78.4 79.9 80.4 80.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Popondetta average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Popondetta average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Popondetta in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.8 29.6 29.6 29.5 29 28.3 27.6 27.2 27.4 28.1 29 29.7
°F 85.7 85.3 85.3 85 84.2 82.9 81.6 80.9 81.2 82.6 84.2 85.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Popondetta average winspeed by month (km/h) Popondetta average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Popondetta (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 11 12 15 16 16 17 17 17 16 13 11
mph 7 7 7 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 7

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.

Popondetta relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Popondetta
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 83% 82% 81% 81% 79% 79% 77% 76% 76% 76% 78%

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Popondetta weather stats

Popondetta weather statistics
Hottest month: December 31°C 87.8°F
Driest month: August 158mm 6.2ins
Sunniest month: October 7.3hrs
Coldest month: July 28.5°C 83.3°F
Wettest month: December 390mm 15.4ins
Warmest sea: January 29.8°C 85.6°F
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