Papua New GuineaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Karkar Island

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 19791,839 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation1,839 mabove sea level

Prominence1,839 mindependent height

Isolation130 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

4.63° S, 145.97° EElevation 1,839 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,839 m
Mid-mountain1,240 m
Valley639 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Karkar Island in brief

Karkar Island rises to 1,839 m, Papua New Guinea. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,839 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

Facts

Elevation: 1,839 m · 6,033 ft
Prominence: 1,839 m
Country: Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -4.6342, 145.9744
Nearest airport: Madang Airport (MAG) · 67 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Karkar Island by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Karkar Island by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°
Average low	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°
Precipitation	450 mm	375 mm	449 mm	503 mm	464 mm	378 mm	278 mm	212 mm	219 mm	336 mm	354 mm	461 mm
Cloud cover	82%	85%	82%	77%	65%	60%	59%	50%	54%	63%	71%	82%
Daylight	12h 22	12h 15	12h 08	12h 01	11h 54	11h 51	11h 52	11h 57	12h 05	12h 12	12h 19	12h 23
Month score	45	44	45	47	52	54	55	59	57	53	50	45

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,200 m	5,200 m	5,200 m	5,200 m	5,200 m	5,150 m	5,100 m	5,150 m	5,150 m	5,200 m	5,200 m	5,200 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain