Climate
Tabubil has a tropical rainforest climate. The town is known unofficially as one of the wettest places on earth, with an average annual rainfall of 8 metres per annum, and a peak rainfall of 10 metres per annum. The unique weather conditions have caused much adaptation in the local jungle flora and fauna, causing Tabubil to be particularly interesting to the scientific community.
Tabubil often has a transient population that aren't used to the large amounts of rain that fall there. Locals, however, operate quite happily in the rain, as it rains daily, and residents cannot afford to let it disrupt their lives.
| Climate data for Tabubil | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 644 (25.35) |
601 (23.66) |
672 (26.46) |
595 (23.43) |
593 (23.35) |
648 (25.51) |
565 (22.24) |
584 (22.99) |
520 (20.47) |
505 (19.88) |
459 (18.07) |
572 (22.52) |
6,958 (273.94) |
| Source: http://www.worldclimateguide.co.uk/climateguides/papuanewguinea/tabubil.php# | |||||||||||||
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