Popondetta climate — normals and trends
Popondetta (Papua New Guinea) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 3,579 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Popondetta averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 312 rainy days per year.
Popondetta has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 29 January 2004) and the coldest 18.0 °C (on 29 August 1956).
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
PopondettaOro Province
- coords
- -8.77°, 148.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,579mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
312 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.0 °C
Average peak gust
21.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
32.6 °C
29 January 2004
Coldest day
18.0 °C
29 August 1956
Wettest day
210 mm
1 March 1974
Windiest day
21.3 km/h
14 November 2007
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
14 November 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
4 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
17.8 °C
29 August 1956
Sunniest day
12.3 h
26 January 1999
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 305 mm | -157 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 637 mm | +165 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 302 mm | -198 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 503 mm | +161 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 426 mm | +207 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 265 mm | +92 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 192 mm | +34 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 145 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 267 mm | +86 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 172 mm | -41 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 301 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 494 mm | +66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Popondetta?
Popondetta has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 3,579 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Popondetta?
The hottest day measured in Popondetta between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2004, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Popondetta?
The coldest day measured in Popondetta between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1956, at 18.0 °C.
Does it snow in Popondetta?
Almost never: Popondetta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Popondetta warmed?
Yes: Popondetta warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Popondetta?
The wettest day measured in Popondetta between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1974, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Popondetta?
The windiest day measured in Popondetta between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2007, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Popondetta?
The warmest month in Popondetta is January (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Popondetta?
Popondetta receives on average 3,579 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Popondetta?
Popondetta gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Popondetta?
Yes: Popondetta has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Popondetta?
In Popondetta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 4 February 2016, and the lowest was 17.8 °C on 29 August 1956.
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