Lae weather by month

Check out Lae weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & daylight
UV levels & humidity

Temperature in Lae (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	31	31	31	31	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	31
Min temperature (night-time)	22	22	22	21	22	20	20	20	20	21	21	21
Heat & Humidity	VH	VH	VH	H	H	H	M	H	H	H	H	VH
Sea temperature	29	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	28	28	29	29

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Lae

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	5
Daily hours of daylight	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11

Rainfall in Lae

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	18	18	20	22	21	22	23	23	21	21	20	19
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	255	218	261	270	243	254	301	309	276	282	229	266

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The climate guide for Papua New Guinea (Lae) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Lae?

Lae has a hot tropical climate with no dry season.

Lae weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Lae in January and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 255 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
255
255 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Lae in February and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 218 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
218
218 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
30
30°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Lae in March and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 261 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
261
261 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Lae in April and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 22 days with some rainfall and typically 270 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
22
22 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
270
270 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Lae in May and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 21 days with some rainfall and typically 243 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
21
21 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
243
243 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Lae in June and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 22 days with some rainfall and typically 254 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
22
22 days with some rainfall
20
20°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
254
254 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Lae in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 23 days with some rainfall and typically 301 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
23
23 days with some rainfall
20
20°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
301
301 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Lae in August and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 23 days with some rainfall and typically 309 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
23
23 days with some rainfall
20
20°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
309
309 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
27
27°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Lae in September and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 21 days with some rainfall and typically 276 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
21
21 days with some rainfall
20
20°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
276
276 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Lae in October and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 21 days with some rainfall and typically 282 mm of rainfall in the month.

30
30°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
21
21 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
282
282 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Lae in November and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 229 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
229
229 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Lae weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Lae in December and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 266 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
266
266 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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