Lae weather by month & the best time to visit
Papua New Guinea · small town · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Lae is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with August and October close behind. Lae averages about 1,939 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 78 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Lae?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lae is July, then August and October. The dullest month is January (62/100, 181 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lae?
Lae gets a moderate 1,939 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 14 Sunshine Score points separate July from January. It ranks #32 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 1,406 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 181 mm | 10 |
| February | 62 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 159 mm | 10 |
| March | 62 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 188 mm | 10 |
| April | 65 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 136 mm | 9 |
| May | 72 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 100 mm | 8 |
| June | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 83 mm | 7 |
| July | 76 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 78 mm | 7 |
| August | 76 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 78 mm | 8 |
| September | 75 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 79 mm | 9 |
| October | 76 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 78 mm | 10 |
| November | 69 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 113 mm | 9 |
| December | 66 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 133 mm | 10 |
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Lae: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Lae?
Lae is a small town in Papua New Guinea with a tropical rainforest climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Lae get a year?
Lae gets about 1,939 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Lae?
The sunniest time to visit Lae is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 76/100 (with August and October close behind). Expect daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F.
What is the least sunny month in Lae?
January is the least sunny month in Lae, scoring 62/100 with about 181 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Lae?
The typical midday UV index in Lae peaks around 10 (very high) in January, easing to about 7 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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