Lae climate

Lae Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Lae, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 24°C on January 1 to 24°C on January 31, and lows from 19°C to 19°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 192 mm over about 19 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lae, in °C, with the record for each date.15202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
19°C
Precipitation
192 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CJan 3, 2013
Reanalysis low
15°CJan 2, 1996
Daylight
12 h 31 min to 12 h 24 min
Cloud cover
88%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
19°C
Wind
2.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 124°C19°C28°C 201815°C 199361%
Jan 224°C19°C28°C 199815°C 199662%
Jan 324°C19°C29°C 201316°C 201463%
Jan 424°C19°C27°C 201317°C 200063%
Jan 524°C19°C28°C 201317°C 201262%
Jan 624°C19°C28°C 200517°C 200061%
Jan 724°C19°C26°C 200117°C 201260%
Jan 824°C19°C27°C 201317°C 199260%
Jan 924°C19°C27°C 201617°C 201759%
Jan 1024°C19°C27°C 201617°C 199958%
Jan 1124°C19°C27°C 200218°C 199959%
Jan 1224°C19°C27°C 200516°C 199259%
Jan 1324°C19°C27°C 200216°C 199258%
Jan 1424°C19°C27°C 200217°C 199259%
Jan 1524°C19°C28°C 200217°C 201358%
Jan 1624°C19°C27°C 201117°C 201658%
Jan 1724°C19°C26°C 201117°C 202059%
Jan 1824°C19°C27°C 202017°C 200060%
Jan 1924°C19°C28°C 201616°C 201261%
Jan 2024°C19°C28°C 200216°C 200063%
Jan 2124°C19°C28°C 201618°C 201764%
Jan 2224°C19°C27°C 201618°C 200864%
Jan 2324°C19°C27°C 201617°C 201765%
Jan 2424°C19°C26°C 200716°C 200966%
Jan 2524°C19°C27°C 200917°C 199266%
Jan 2624°C19°C27°C 200218°C 199366%
Jan 2724°C19°C28°C 201617°C 201467%
Jan 2824°C19°C27°C 201117°C 201169%
Jan 2924°C19°C26°C 201618°C 201369%
Jan 3024°C19°C28°C 200217°C 201168%
Jan 3124°C19°C29°C 200218°C 201468%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Lae, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10).

January 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 6:37 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.