Daru climate — normals and trends
Daru (Papua New Guinea) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,236 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Daru averages 0 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 278 rainy days per year.
Daru has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 29 January 2024) and the coldest 21.5 °C (on 21 July 1965).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
DaruWestern Province
- coords
- -9.08°, 143.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
27.2°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,236mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
278 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.9 °C
29 January 2024
Coldest day
21.5 °C
21 July 1965
Wettest day
149 mm
21 June 1943
Windiest day
49.1 km/h
8 September 2021
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
25 February 1991
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
28 December 2025
Coldest feels-like
20.9 °C
21 July 1965
Sunniest day
12.5 h
31 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 343 mm | +105 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 205 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 283 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 335 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 386 mm | +137 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 254 mm | +81 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 204 mm | +83 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 89 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 96 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 212 mm | +89 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 327 mm | +126 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Daru?
Daru has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,236 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daru?
The hottest day measured in Daru between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2024, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Daru?
The coldest day measured in Daru between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1965, at 21.5 °C.
Does it snow in Daru?
Almost never: Daru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Daru warmed?
Yes: Daru warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Daru?
The wettest day measured in Daru between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1943, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Daru?
The windiest day measured in Daru between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2021, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Daru?
The warmest month in Daru is January (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Daru?
Daru receives on average 2,236 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 278 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Daru?
Daru gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Daru?
Yes: Daru has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daru?
In Daru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 28 December 2025, and the lowest was 20.9 °C on 21 July 1965.
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