Kimbe climate — normals and trends
Kimbe (Papua New Guinea) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,745 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 May (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Kimbe averages 0 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 277 rainy days per year.
Kimbe has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 21 October 2017) and the coldest 22.4 °C (on 9 September 1997).
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
KimbeWest New Britain Province
- coords
- -5.55°, 150.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,745mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
277 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
29.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
31.8 °C
21 October 2017
Coldest day
22.4 °C
9 September 1997
Wettest day
289 mm
8 April 2024
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
8 March 1997
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
8 March 1997
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
28 March 1988
Coldest feels-like
22.0 °C
7 August 1979
Sunniest day
12.0 h
11 January 1940
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 | 28.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 223 mm | -138 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 357 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 208 mm | -187 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 585 mm | +293 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 406 mm | +238 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 136 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 142 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 111 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 203 mm | +74 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 156 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 397 mm | +216 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 282 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kimbe?
Kimbe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,745 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kimbe?
The hottest day measured in Kimbe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 2017, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kimbe?
The coldest day measured in Kimbe between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1997, at 22.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kimbe?
Almost never: Kimbe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kimbe warmed?
Yes: Kimbe warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kimbe?
The wettest day measured in Kimbe between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 2024, with 289 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kimbe?
The windiest day measured in Kimbe between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1997, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kimbe?
The warmest month in Kimbe is May (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kimbe?
Kimbe receives on average 2,745 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 277 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kimbe?
Kimbe gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kimbe?
Yes: Kimbe has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kimbe?
In Kimbe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 28 March 1988, and the lowest was 22.0 °C on 7 August 1979.
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