Daru in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Daru sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 693 mm of rain over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.
Summer is Daru's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Daru has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Daru's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 26°C
- Rainfall
- 693 mm
- 76 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.3
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Daru in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.
A typical summer day in Daru reaches about 29°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest February.
How summer really feels in Daru
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Daru weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 26° | 250 | 26.9 | 12.5 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 29° / 26° | 242 | 25.4 | 12.3 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 28° / 26° | 289 | 26.7 | 12.1 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 28° / 26° | 311 | 25.7 | 11.8 | 3.8 |
| May | 27° / 26° | 234 | 25.2 | 11.6 | 4.2 |
| Jun | 26° / 25° | 160 | 22.9 | 11.5 | 4.5 |
| Jul | 26° / 25° | 95 | 19.6 | 11.5 | 5.2 |
| Aug | 25° / 24° | 84 | 17.5 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 26° / 25° | 72 | 16.6 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 27° / 25° | 111 | 17.7 | 12.2 | 5.3 |
| Nov | 28° / 26° | 129 | 18.1 | 12.4 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 29° / 26° | 201 | 23.9 | 12.5 | 3.7 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Daru gets around 693 mm of rain over 76 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 12 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.7 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Daru
In summer, Daru overlaps its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Daru sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Daru's rainy season runs December–June, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Daru?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Daru.
What to pack for Daru in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Daru sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 76 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Daru in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 29°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | Tropical |
| Feb | 29 | Tropical |
| Mar | 29 | Tropical |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 28 | Warm |
| Jun | 27 | Warm |
| Jul | 26 | Warm |
| Aug | 26 | Warm |
| Sep | 26 | Warm |
| Oct | 27 | Warm |
| Nov | 28 | Tropical |
| Dec | 29 | Tropical |
UV index in Daru in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Daru peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Daru?
Daru sits at 9.1°S, 143.2°E, 11 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Merauke, 315 km away.
Topography around Daru
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Daru.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Daru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.
The land around Daru is covered by water (55%) and mangroves (24%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.
Papua New Guinea travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type I
- 240 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 58% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $3,020
- 2025
- Homicide rate
- 9.3
- per 100k, 2010
- Road deaths
- 12.6
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Lower middle
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Daru (-9.0779°, 143.2089°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.