Popondetta weather in August

In August, Popondetta sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 170 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Popondetta's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Popondetta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 170 mm; 21.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:20 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 1st clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Popondetta is city.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Popondetta reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

How August really feels in Popondetta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Popondetta weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	27	26	26
Cloudier (%)	72	72	72	72	71	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	74	73	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Popondetta gets around 170 mm of rain over 21.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 71% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	69
20	69
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 80% 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	31
Muggy (%)	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21
Oppressive (%)	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	21	79
31	21	79

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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10	4	calm
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12	4	calm
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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:02 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:25	6:01
2	11.6	6:25	6:02
3	11.6	6:24	6:02
4	11.6	6:24	6:02
5	11.6	6:24	6:02
6	11.6	6:23	6:02
7	11.6	6:23	6:02
8	11.7	6:23	6:02
9	11.7	6:23	6:02
10	11.7	6:22	6:02
11	11.7	6:22	6:02
12	11.7	6:21	6:02
13	11.7	6:21	6:02
14	11.7	6:21	6:02
15	11.7	6:20	6:02
16	11.7	6:20	6:02
17	11.7	6:19	6:02
18	11.7	6:19	6:02
19	11.7	6:19	6:02
20	11.7	6:18	6:02
21	11.7	6:18	6:02
22	11.8	6:17	6:02
23	11.8	6:17	6:02
24	11.8	6:16	6:02
25	11.8	6:16	6:02
26	11.8	6:15	6:02
27	11.8	6:15	6:02
28	11.8	6:14	6:02
29	11.8	6:14	6:02
30	11.8	6:13	6:02
31	11.8	6:12	6:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.62 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 — August's 4.62 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Popondetta

In seasonPeak

None of Popondetta's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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Is August a good time to visit Popondetta?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Popondetta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Popondetta in August

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

In August, Popondetta sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Popondetta in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — 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 August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (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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← July Popondetta year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August 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	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	69
20	69
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	69
20	69
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	69
20	69
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	21	79
31	21	79