Popua Weather in December
Popua in December
The short of it: Popua in December averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 141 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 22° · rain 141 mm · daylight 13 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Popua an average December high of 29°, a low of 22° and some 141 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 141 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 25 min in mid-December, 15 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Popua runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Folaha, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Popua, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FolahaTongatapu | 2 km S | 29° | 22° | 150 mm |
| TukutongaTongatapu | 2 km E | 28° | 22° | 157 mm |
| Nuku‘alofaTongatapu | 3 km NW | 29° | 22° | 141 mm |
| LongotemeTongatapu | 3 km SSE | 29° | 22° | 150 mm |
| HavelulotoTongatapu | 4 km W | 29° | 22° | 146 mm |
| VainīTongatapu | 4 km S | 29° | 22° | 150 mm |
| VeitongoTongatapu | 5 km SW | 29° | 22° | 136 mm |
| Tofoa-KolouaTongatapu | 5 km W | 29° | 22° | 146 mm |