The climate of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)
Rabaul is a small port located in the island of New Britain which is
part of the Bismarck archipelago, Papua New Guinea. New Britain is the
largest island of this archipelago. Rabaul is located in the province
of East New Britain of which it used to be the capital. Rabaul is
situated in a very active volcanic area. Over the last few centuries
volcanoes have erupted several times. The two largest volcanoes are
the Tavurvur and the Vulcan. Rabaul has a tropical rainforest climate
with high precipitation figures all year round with a peak from
December till April. Temperatures are high all year round. High
temperatures in combination with high precipitation figures may cause
humidity figures to be high as well.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Rabaul
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
30
23
6
21
30
February
30
23
5
21
30
March
30
23
6
21
30
April
30
23
6
23
30
May
29
25
6
22
30
June
30
24
6
21
29
July
30
23
5
23
29
August
30
23
6
21
29
September
31
23
6
20
29
October
31
24
6
21
29
November
30
23
6
20
30
December
30
23
5
20
30
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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