Popondetta weather in April

In April, Popondetta sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 315 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Popondetta's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Popondetta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 315 mm; 26.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:13 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 8th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Popondetta is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Popondetta reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	24
15	29	24
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	28	23
25	28	23
26	28	23
27	28	23
28	28	23
29	28	23
30	28	23

How April really feels in Popondetta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 17 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Popondetta weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 24°	497	29.8	12.5	2.9
Feb	29° / 24°	468	27.1	12.3	2.8
Mar	29° / 24°	516	30	12.1	2.9
Apr	29° / 24°	315	26.9	11.8	3.2
May	28° / 23°	226	25.1	11.6	3.8
Jun	27° / 23°	191	22.3	11.5	4.4
Jul	27° / 22°	158	21.8	11.5	4.6
Aug	27° / 22°	170	21.6	11.7	4.7
Sep	27° / 22°	195	21.8	11.9	4.5
Oct	28° / 23°	216	24.6	12.2	4.0
Nov	29° / 23°	289	26.3	12.4	3.4
Dec	29° / 24°	430	29.2	12.5	3.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Popondetta gets around 315 mm of rain over 26.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	79	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87
Miserable (%)	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13

Wind in April

Winds average 3 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:14	6:10
2	11.9	6:14	6:09
3	11.9	6:14	6:08
4	11.9	6:14	6:08
5	11.9	6:14	6:07
6	11.9	6:14	6:07
7	11.9	6:13	6:06
8	11.9	6:13	6:06
9	11.9	6:13	6:05
10	11.9	6:13	6:05
11	11.8	6:13	6:04
12	11.8	6:13	6:04
13	11.8	6:13	6:03
14	11.8	6:13	6:02
15	11.8	6:13	6:02
16	11.8	6:13	6:01
17	11.8	6:13	6:01
18	11.8	6:13	6:01
19	11.8	6:13	6:00
20	11.8	6:13	6:00
21	11.8	6:13	5:59
22	11.8	6:13	5:59
23	11.8	6:13	5:58
24	11.7	6:13	5:58
25	11.7	6:13	5:57
26	11.7	6:13	5:57
27	11.7	6:13	5:57
28	11.7	6:13	5:56
29	11.7	6:13	5:56
30	11.7	6:13	5:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Popondetta

In seasonPeak

In April, Popondetta sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Popondetta sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Popondetta's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Popondetta?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Popondetta.

What to pack for Popondetta in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Popondetta sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Popondetta in April

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in January at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°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)	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Popondetta in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Popondetta peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (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	10	11	12	15	15	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	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	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Popondetta?

Popondetta sits at 8.8°S, 148.2°E, 106 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Port Moresby, 143 km away.

Topography around Popondetta

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Popondetta.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Popondetta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,979 m.

The land around Popondetta is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

119 m

trees 61%

16 km

803 m

trees 86%

80 km

3,979 m

trees 70%

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← March Popondetta year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Port Moresby 143 km · Bulolo 247 km · Lae 265 km · Kimbe 415 km · Goroka 433 km · Madang 478 km · Mount Hagen 547 km · Daru 553 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 Popondetta (-8.7654°, 148.2325°, elevation 106 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	24
15	29	24
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	28	23
25	28	23
26	28	23
27	28	23
28	28	23
29	28	23
30	28	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	24
15	29	24
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	28	23
25	28	23
26	28	23
27	28	23
28	28	23
29	28	23
30	28	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	24
15	29	24
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	28	23
25	28	23
26	28	23
27	28	23
28	28	23
29	28	23
30	28	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	87	13