Kokopo climate — normals and trends
Kokopo (Papua New Guinea) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 2,276 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (26.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Kokopo averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 263 rainy days per year.
Kokopo 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 30.6 °C (on 26 October 2022) and the coldest 23.4 °C (on 6 August 1960).
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
KokopoEast New Britain Province
- coords
- -4.34°, 152.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
25.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,276mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
263 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
29.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
30.6 °C
26 October 2022
Coldest day
23.4 °C
6 August 1960
Wettest day
218 mm
1 April 1968
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
12 August 1974
Strongest gust
77.4 km/h
8 March 1997
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
26 November 1987
Coldest feels-like
22.8 °C
8 September 1997
Sunniest day
12.1 h
3 November 1997
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 | 29.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 94 mm | -182 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 91 mm | -180 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 107 mm | -191 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 229 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 146 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 65 mm | -55 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 240 mm | +121 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 110 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 108 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 271 mm | +93 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 314 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kokopo?
Kokopo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 2,276 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kokopo?
The hottest day measured in Kokopo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2022, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kokopo?
The coldest day measured in Kokopo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1960, at 23.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kokopo?
Almost never: Kokopo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kokopo warmed?
Yes: Kokopo warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kokopo?
The wettest day measured in Kokopo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1968, with 218 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kokopo?
The windiest day measured in Kokopo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1974, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kokopo?
The warmest month in Kokopo is January (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (26.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kokopo?
Kokopo receives on average 2,276 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 263 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kokopo?
Kokopo gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kokopo?
Yes: Kokopo has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kokopo?
In Kokopo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 26 November 1987, and the lowest was 22.8 °C on 8 September 1997.
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