Average temperature in August is 24.4 °C
Average daytime temperature is 27.1 °C
Average night temperature is 22.2 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 30.3 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: 20.9 °C
Number of sunny days:
Number of rainy days: 31
Number of snow days:
Precipitation sum: 457 mm
* Weather data for Lae Papua New Guinea is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| August (°C) | 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 |
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| Maximum temperature | 28.1 | 24.6 | 26.6 | 27.7 | 27 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 28.9 | 26.3 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 28 | 28 | 28.6 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 28.3 | 30.3 | 27 | 26.6 | 25.2 | 27.1 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 26.3 | 24.9 |
| Apparent max temperature | 33.9 | 29.5 | 31 | 32.5 | 30.9 | 31.6 | 32.6 | 34.3 | 29.8 | 27.6 | 28.1 | 31.4 | 30.6 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 33.7 | 31.7 | 31 | 32 | 31.9 | 32.8 | 36.1 | 32.1 | 30.6 | 29.4 | 32.4 | 30.8 | 32.6 | 30.4 | 28.9 |
| Mean temperature | 25.2 | 23.2 | 24.3 | 25 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 23.4 | 22.7 | 23 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 24.5 | 24 | 23.6 | 24 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 24.2 | 23.4 |
| Apparent mean temperature | 27.4 | 24.6 | 23 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 26.9 | 25.9 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.7 | 23.4 | 25.5 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 23.6 | 25.7 | 26.6 | 27 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 28 | 27.8 | 26.3 |
| Minimum temperature | 22.8 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 23 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 22.2 |
| Apparent min temperature | 29.8 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 29.4 | 27.9 | 27.2 | 27.5 | 28.7 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 27.1 | 28 | 27.7 | 29 | 29.3 | 29.1 | 29.5 | 29.2 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28 | 28.9 | 30.1 | 29 | 28.3 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 29.4 | 28.7 | 27.4 |
| August | 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 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 8.9 | 1 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 11 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11.5 | 49.1 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 21.6 | 14.4 | 2 | 15.3 | 43.3 | 37.2 | 20.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 23.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 17.6 | 14.6 | 33.7 | 30.1 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 12.6 | 45.7 |
| Precipitation hours | 16 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 24 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 15 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 16.6 | 18.3 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 12 | 10.9 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 18.4 | 16.5 | 18.3 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 14 | 15.3 | 16 |
In August 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Lae was 30.3°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to 20.9°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during August in Lae are 22.2°C and 27.1°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in August is about 457 mm.