Climate
Port Moresby has a tropical wet and dry climate with relatively constant temperatures throughout the year. The wet season starts in December and ends in May; the dry season covers the remaining six months. Port Moresby's average yearly rainfall is just over 1000 mm. Average daily high temperatures range from 28°C to 32°C depending on time of year, while the average low temperature shows very little seasonal variation, hovering around the 24°C mark. It tends to be slightly cooler in the city during the dry season.
| Climate data for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37 (99) |
36 (97) |
36 (97) |
36 (97) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
36 (97) |
36 (97) |
37 (99) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
18 (64) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 178 (7.01) |
193 (7.6) |
170 (6.69) |
107 (4.21) |
64 (2.52) |
33 (1.3) |
28 (1.1) |
18 (0.71) |
25 (0.98) |
36 (1.42) |
48 (1.89) |
112 (4.41) |
1,012 (39.84) |
| Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT003090 | |||||||||||||
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