How many sunny days does Arawa have per year?

Arawa averages approximately 186 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Arawa?

Arawa has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 5.4 µg/m³, classified as "Good" by WHO standards. Within WHO interim target 4. Low health risk for most people.

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Arawa · Papua New Guinea

A city in Papua New Guinea.

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40K

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Arawa, Papua New Guinea is a 40K-resident city with 186 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 5.4 µg/m³. A city in Papua New Guinea.

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Climate

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Climate Lab · Arawa

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27
Daily mean°C	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25
Daily low°C	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	33	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	31	32	33	32	32
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	26
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	90	89	90	91	91	91	91	91	90	88	90	90	90
Dewpoint°C	22.7	23.0	22.3	22.5	22.8	22.3	22.2	22.0	22.1	22.1	22.4	23.0	22.4
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	32	38	55	55	39	24	33	33	35	28	35	55	463
Rain days≥1mm	13	16	17	18	15	9	7	12	14	12	15	20	168
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.3
Wind gustsm/s	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.6
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.9	9.1	9.3	8.9	8.6	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.4	8.7	9.0	9.0	8.9
Clear skyindex	25%	27%	25%	27%	27%	35%	33%	30%	27%	30%	31%	26%	29%
UV indexmax avg	10.3	10.6	11.4	10.3	8.2	7.4	7.4	8.6	9.9	11.3	10.6	9.3	9.6

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Arawa

Outdoor activities in Arawa are challenging most of the year. 5 months of the year are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside is comfortable 7/12 months — impressive, while lunch outside is tough year-round.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

7/12

Dinner Outside

63Jan: 63% viability

60Feb: 60% viability

64Mar: 64% viability

65Apr: 65% viability

61May: 61% viability

66Jun: 66% viability

68Jul: 68% viability

67Aug: 67% viability

69Sep: 69% viability

68Oct: 68% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

64Dec: 64% viability

7/12

Dinner Outside

63Jan: 63% viability

60Feb: 60% viability

64Mar: 64% viability

65Apr: 65% viability

61May: 61% viability

66Jun: 66% viability

68Jul: 68% viability

67Aug: 67% viability

69Sep: 69% viability

68Oct: 68% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

64Dec: 64% viability

65%

Humid

0/12

Lunch Outside

15Jan: 15% viability

13Feb: 13% viability

14Mar: 14% viability

14Apr: 14% viability

14May: 14% viability

14Jun: 14% viability

13Jul: 13% viability

13Aug: 13% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

18Oct: 18% viability

17Nov: 17% viability

13Dec: 13% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

15Jan: 15% viability

13Feb: 13% viability

14Mar: 14% viability

14Apr: 14% viability

14May: 14% viability

14Jun: 14% viability

13Jul: 13% viability

13Aug: 13% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

18Oct: 18% viability

17Nov: 17% viability

13Dec: 13% viability

14%

Rain

0/12

Walking

21Jan: 21% viability

32Feb: 32% viability

23Mar: 23% viability

30Apr: 30% viability

29May: 29% viability

31Jun: 31% viability

42Jul: 42% viability

49Aug: 49% viability

40Sep: 40% viability

24Oct: 24% viability

25Nov: 25% viability

27Dec: 27% viability

0/12

Walking

21Jan: 21% viability

32Feb: 32% viability

23Mar: 23% viability

30Apr: 30% viability

29May: 29% viability

31Jun: 31% viability

42Jul: 42% viability

49Aug: 49% viability

40Sep: 40% viability

24Oct: 24% viability

25Nov: 25% viability

27Dec: 27% viability

31%

Rain

0/12

Running

3Jan: 3% viability

5Feb: 5% viability

3Mar: 3% viability

7Apr: 7% viability

5May: 5% viability

5Jun: 5% viability

9Jul: 9% viability

12Aug: 12% viability

10Sep: 10% viability

4Oct: 4% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

4Dec: 4% viability

0/12

Running

3Jan: 3% viability

5Feb: 5% viability

3Mar: 3% viability

7Apr: 7% viability

5May: 5% viability

5Jun: 5% viability

9Jul: 9% viability

12Aug: 12% viability

10Sep: 10% viability

4Oct: 4% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

4Dec: 4% viability

Rain

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Arawa

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27
Daily mean°C	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25
Daily low°C	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	33	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	31	32	33	32	32
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	26
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	90	89	90	91	91	91	91	91	90	88	90	90	90
Dewpoint°C	22.7	23.0	22.3	22.5	22.8	22.3	22.2	22.0	22.1	22.1	22.4	23.0	22.4
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	32	38	55	55	39	24	33	33	35	28	35	55	463
Rain days≥1mm	13	16	17	18	15	9	7	12	14	12	15	20	168
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.3
Wind gustsm/s	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.6
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.9	9.1	9.3	8.9	8.6	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.4	8.7	9.0	9.0	8.9
Clear skyindex	25%	27%	25%	27%	27%	35%	33%	30%	27%	30%	31%	26%	29%
UV indexmax avg	10.3	10.6	11.4	10.3	8.2	7.4	7.4	8.6	9.9	11.3	10.6	9.3	9.6

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Arawa

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

7/12

Dinner Outside

63Jan: 63% viability

60Feb: 60% viability

64Mar: 64% viability

65Apr: 65% viability

61May: 61% viability

66Jun: 66% viability

68Jul: 68% viability

67Aug: 67% viability

69Sep: 69% viability

68Oct: 68% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

64Dec: 64% viability

7/12

Dinner Outside

63Jan: 63% viability

60Feb: 60% viability

64Mar: 64% viability

65Apr: 65% viability

61May: 61% viability

66Jun: 66% viability

68Jul: 68% viability

67Aug: 67% viability

69Sep: 69% viability

68Oct: 68% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

64Dec: 64% viability

65%

Humid

0/12

Lunch Outside

15Jan: 15% viability

13Feb: 13% viability

14Mar: 14% viability

14Apr: 14% viability

14May: 14% viability

14Jun: 14% viability

13Jul: 13% viability

13Aug: 13% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

18Oct: 18% viability

17Nov: 17% viability

13Dec: 13% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

15Jan: 15% viability

13Feb: 13% viability

14Mar: 14% viability

14Apr: 14% viability

14May: 14% viability

14Jun: 14% viability

13Jul: 13% viability

13Aug: 13% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

18Oct: 18% viability

17Nov: 17% viability

13Dec: 13% viability

14%

Rain

0/12

Walking

21Jan: 21% viability

32Feb: 32% viability

23Mar: 23% viability

30Apr: 30% viability

29May: 29% viability

31Jun: 31% viability

42Jul: 42% viability

49Aug: 49% viability

40Sep: 40% viability

24Oct: 24% viability

25Nov: 25% viability

27Dec: 27% viability

0/12

Walking

21Jan: 21% viability

32Feb: 32% viability

23Mar: 23% viability

30Apr: 30% viability

29May: 29% viability

31Jun: 31% viability

42Jul: 42% viability

49Aug: 49% viability

40Sep: 40% viability

24Oct: 24% viability

25Nov: 25% viability

27Dec: 27% viability

31%

Rain

0/12

Running

3Jan: 3% viability

5Feb: 5% viability

3Mar: 3% viability

7Apr: 7% viability

5May: 5% viability

5Jun: 5% viability

9Jul: 9% viability

12Aug: 12% viability

10Sep: 10% viability

4Oct: 4% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

4Dec: 4% viability

0/12

Running

3Jan: 3% viability

5Feb: 5% viability

3Mar: 3% viability

7Apr: 7% viability

5May: 5% viability

5Jun: 5% viability

9Jul: 9% viability

12Aug: 12% viability

10Sep: 10% viability

4Oct: 4% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

4Dec: 4% viability

Rain

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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