Wau monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Wau average temperature chart (Celsius) Wau average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Wau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.9 26.6 26.1 25.8 24.6 24.3 23.9 23.9 25 26 26.8 27
°F 80.5 79.9 79 78.4 76.2 75.7 75 75.1 77 78.8 80.3 80.7

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.

Wau monthly rainfall chart (mm) Wau monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Wau (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 230 214 237 187 140 88 99 101 130 186 183 218
inches 9.1 8.4 9.3 7.4 5.5 3.4 3.9 4 5.1 7.3 7.2 8.6
Rainy days 25 23 24 24 23 21 21 20 21 21 22 22

Average annual rainfall in Wau: 2151.833mm (847.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Wau average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Wau
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.5 5 4.8 4.8 4.6 5 4.4 5 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Wau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Wau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Wau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 14.2 14.3 14.2 13.8 14.4 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.9 13.3 13.5 13.9
Max °C 27.3 26.9 26.4 26.1 24.8 24.6 24.2 24.2 25.3 26.3 27.2 27.4
Min °F 57.5 57.7 57.6 56.8 57.9 55.5 55.1 55 55.2 55.9 56.2 56.9
Max °F 69.3 69.1 68.5 67.8 67.3 65.8 65.3 65.3 66.4 67.6 68.5 69.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Wau average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Wau average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Wau in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.5 29.4 29.3 29.2 28.6 27.9 27.2 26.7 27 27.8 28.8 29.4
°F 85.1 84.9 84.8 84.5 83.4 82.1 80.9 80.1 80.6 82 83.8 85

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Wau relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Wau
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
78% 79% 79% 79% 81% 80% 81% 79% 77% 75% 75% 76%

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Wau weather stats

Wau weather statistics
Hottest month: January 26.9°C 80.4°F
Driest month: June 88mm 3.5ins
Sunniest month: October 5.7hrs
Coldest month: July 23.9°C 75°F
Wettest month: March 237mm 9.3ins
Warmest sea: January 29.5°C 85.1°F
Map showing location of Wau (-7.33514, 146.71798) Wau map pin © Google

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