LN world indexLNWI
SG77.47▲0.11GI74.38EE74.37▼0.24TW73.88CZ73.75▼0.07GE73.44▼0.09JE73.38IE73.24▼0.11IM73.23▼0.05MY73.21PT73.04▼0.06NZ73.02▼0.04AD72.89▼0.08LT72.88▼0.08BG72.85FI72.74▼0.09HK72.60▼0.26PL72.48▼0.09HU72.48▼0.11GB72.40▼0.12AE72.40▲0.06GG72.30RO72.28▼0.11CY71.93CR71.89▼0.10UY71.87▲0.13SE71.81▼0.05LU71.70LV71.58▼0.08GG71.51▼0.05HR71.28▼0.10ES71.25▲0.20AU71.11▼0.06MU71.09▲0.13CL70.97▼0.13LI70.88▼0.42NL70.82▲0.12MT70.80▼0.05FR70.80▼0.10MC70.71▲0.08CA70.70▼0.07SJ70.70▼0.06DE70.66▼0.14DK70.62PA70.51▼0.15SM70.43▼0.08BM70.42▼0.06AT70.40▼0.06SK70.38▼0.09MK70.35▼0.12SI70.33▼0.09CH70.25▲0.31KY70.23▼0.06QA70.13▼0.11BH70.02▼0.11MO69.89▼0.07IT69.88▼0.61GG69.87▼0.40ME69.84▼0.11VG69.83▼0.10IS69.81▼0.08GR69.65▼0.12BE69.54▼0.05SA69.31▼0.13BN69.21▼0.12RS69.20▲0.08JP69.00▼0.19AM68.82▼0.11AL68.79▼0.13NO68.74▲0.30US68.56▼0.18JO68.51▼0.12SH68.49▲0.08BL68.29▲0.05TC68.23▼0.14GD68.15▲0.81KR68.07▼0.23TH68.02▼0.13AG67.96▲0.02PR67.93KN67.92OM67.88▼0.13BB67.85▲0.33MD67.69▲0.37PY67.45▼0.11BQ67.34▼0.10BA67.13▼0.27PE67.09BS66.98▲0.06AI66.86KW66.72▼0.13FO66.71▲0.10BQ66.70▼0.44XK66.69▼0.13MA66.42▲0.09CW66.27▼0.11BR66.21▼0.15DO66.19▼0.17MX66.14AR66.11▼0.33BQ66.05▼0.44KZ65.86▼0.57SV65.86▼0.17AW65.66▼0.11CV65.64▼0.35UZ65.40▼0.15SC65.29MS64.98▼0.09BW64.82▼2.53FJ64.80▲0.21NA64.74▲0.09ID64.72IL64.39▼0.07PF64.38▲0.03GT64.37▼0.14JM64.26▲0.28VC64.00MN63.84▼0.13KG63.79▼0.15AZ63.71▼0.35BZ63.67▲0.03PM63.65FK63.61▼0.09CK63.59▼0.08PH63.58DM63.54▼0.11TT63.39▼0.13TR63.33▼0.19VN63.30▼0.16MF63.30GL63.22▲0.07NU63.13▼0.11UA63.12▼0.14PN63.10▼0.11CO63.01▲0.41EC62.94▼0.12LC62.79▼0.11ZA62.67▲0.06VU62.55▲0.04PW62.53▼0.13HN62.30▼0.15WF62.28VI62.27▼0.14BO62.21▼0.19MH62.03▼0.36IN61.94EG61.67▼0.14GH61.58RW61.46▼0.11SX61.40▼0.12NC61.33▼0.10KH61.23▼0.15LK60.95▲0.21CN60.95▼0.16ZM60.80▼0.14WS60.73▼0.10NI60.72NP60.51▼0.17KE60.29▲0.07SN60.24▼0.01MV60.16▼0.12FM60.14▼0.21TN60.02▼0.72GY59.97▲0.06MW59.93▼0.15TZ59.78▼0.15TL59.74▼0.06BT59.43▼0.14TO59.36▲0.07GA59.33▼0.20TJ59.18▲0.03TK59.14▼0.12SZ58.89ST58.75▼0.17LA58.27▲0.24CI57.71BJ57.68MG57.66▼0.16SR57.60▼0.15DZ57.21▲0.15GM57.12▲0.12LB56.87▲0.16LS56.83NR56.69▼0.35UG56.65▼0.15TG56.12BF55.83▼0.05TV55.81▼0.15ZW55.68▼0.14BD55.66▼0.42RU55.57▼0.10BY55.03▼0.19PS54.83▼0.19KI54.81▼0.35DJ54.63▼0.03MZ54.32▼0.18IQ54.24▼0.06KM53.57▼0.18LR53.48▼0.13AO53.43▼0.24PK53.20TM53.20▲0.20NG53.13▼0.16LY52.71▲0.12MR52.57▼0.17SB52.53▼0.14CM52.40▼0.18GW52.23▼0.06ET51.89NE51.82▼0.05SL51.81▲0.23CG51.66▼0.20IR50.64▼0.34GQ50.13▼0.21PG49.97▼0.14CU49.91▼0.21GN49.84▼0.18VE49.21▼0.27ML49.14▼0.19HT48.98▼0.18MM48.72▼0.19BI48.31▼0.19CD48.24SD46.12▼0.22SO45.59▼0.22YE44.91▼0.23AF44.90SY44.86▼0.22TD44.06CF43.82▼0.08ER41.78▼0.22SS41.50▼0.15
SG77.47▲0.11GI74.38EE74.37▼0.24TW73.88CZ73.75▼0.07GE73.44▼0.09JE73.38IE73.24▼0.11IM73.23▼0.05MY73.21PT73.04▼0.06NZ73.02▼0.04AD72.89▼0.08LT72.88▼0.08BG72.85FI72.74▼0.09HK72.60▼0.26PL72.48▼0.09HU72.48▼0.11GB72.40▼0.12AE72.40▲0.06GG72.30RO72.28▼0.11CY71.93CR71.89▼0.10UY71.87▲0.13SE71.81▼0.05LU71.70LV71.58▼0.08GG71.51▼0.05HR71.28▼0.10ES71.25▲0.20AU71.11▼0.06MU71.09▲0.13CL70.97▼0.13LI70.88▼0.42NL70.82▲0.12MT70.80▼0.05FR70.80▼0.10MC70.71▲0.08CA70.70▼0.07SJ70.70▼0.06DE70.66▼0.14DK70.62PA70.51▼0.15SM70.43▼0.08BM70.42▼0.06AT70.40▼0.06SK70.38▼0.09MK70.35▼0.12SI70.33▼0.09CH70.25▲0.31KY70.23▼0.06QA70.13▼0.11BH70.02▼0.11MO69.89▼0.07IT69.88▼0.61GG69.87▼0.40ME69.84▼0.11VG69.83▼0.10IS69.81▼0.08GR69.65▼0.12BE69.54▼0.05SA69.31▼0.13BN69.21▼0.12RS69.20▲0.08JP69.00▼0.19AM68.82▼0.11AL68.79▼0.13NO68.74▲0.30US68.56▼0.18JO68.51▼0.12SH68.49▲0.08BL68.29▲0.05TC68.23▼0.14GD68.15▲0.81KR68.07▼0.23TH68.02▼0.13AG67.96▲0.02PR67.93KN67.92OM67.88▼0.13BB67.85▲0.33MD67.69▲0.37PY67.45▼0.11BQ67.34▼0.10BA67.13▼0.27PE67.09BS66.98▲0.06AI66.86KW66.72▼0.13FO66.71▲0.10BQ66.70▼0.44XK66.69▼0.13MA66.42▲0.09CW66.27▼0.11BR66.21▼0.15DO66.19▼0.17MX66.14AR66.11▼0.33BQ66.05▼0.44KZ65.86▼0.57SV65.86▼0.17AW65.66▼0.11CV65.64▼0.35UZ65.40▼0.15SC65.29MS64.98▼0.09BW64.82▼2.53FJ64.80▲0.21NA64.74▲0.09ID64.72IL64.39▼0.07PF64.38▲0.03GT64.37▼0.14JM64.26▲0.28VC64.00MN63.84▼0.13KG63.79▼0.15AZ63.71▼0.35BZ63.67▲0.03PM63.65FK63.61▼0.09CK63.59▼0.08PH63.58DM63.54▼0.11TT63.39▼0.13TR63.33▼0.19VN63.30▼0.16MF63.30GL63.22▲0.07NU63.13▼0.11UA63.12▼0.14PN63.10▼0.11CO63.01▲0.41EC62.94▼0.12LC62.79▼0.11ZA62.67▲0.06VU62.55▲0.04PW62.53▼0.13HN62.30▼0.15WF62.28VI62.27▼0.14BO62.21▼0.19MH62.03▼0.36IN61.94EG61.67▼0.14GH61.58RW61.46▼0.11SX61.40▼0.12NC61.33▼0.10KH61.23▼0.15LK60.95▲0.21CN60.95▼0.16ZM60.80▼0.14WS60.73▼0.10NI60.72NP60.51▼0.17KE60.29▲0.07SN60.24▼0.01MV60.16▼0.12FM60.14▼0.21TN60.02▼0.72GY59.97▲0.06MW59.93▼0.15TZ59.78▼0.15TL59.74▼0.06BT59.43▼0.14TO59.36▲0.07GA59.33▼0.20TJ59.18▲0.03TK59.14▼0.12SZ58.89ST58.75▼0.17LA58.27▲0.24CI57.71BJ57.68MG57.66▼0.16SR57.60▼0.15DZ57.21▲0.15GM57.12▲0.12LB56.87▲0.16LS56.83NR56.69▼0.35UG56.65▼0.15TG56.12BF55.83▼0.05TV55.81▼0.15ZW55.68▼0.14BD55.66▼0.42RU55.57▼0.10BY55.03▼0.19PS54.83▼0.19KI54.81▼0.35DJ54.63▼0.03MZ54.32▼0.18IQ54.24▼0.06KM53.57▼0.18LR53.48▼0.13AO53.43▼0.24PK53.20TM53.20▲0.20NG53.13▼0.16LY52.71▲0.12MR52.57▼0.17SB52.53▼0.14CM52.40▼0.18GW52.23▼0.06ET51.89NE51.82▼0.05SL51.81▲0.23CG51.66▼0.20IR50.64▼0.34GQ50.13▼0.21PG49.97▼0.14CU49.91▼0.21GN49.84▼0.18VE49.21▼0.27ML49.14▼0.19HT48.98▼0.18MM48.72▼0.19BI48.31▼0.19CD48.24SD46.12▼0.22SO45.59▼0.22YE44.91▼0.23AF44.90SY44.86▼0.22TD44.06CF43.82▼0.08ER41.78▼0.22SS41.50▼0.15
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  1. Country profiles
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  3. Papua New Guinea
  4. /
  5. Cities
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  7. Lae

CityCompass

Lae, Papua New Guinea

  • 76k people
  • Morobe Province

Best time to be here: July, August and October. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months
0 of 12
Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak
5.1
In August
Year range
24 to 32 °C
Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year
1,923 h
Some sunshine
Port MoresbyLaeLaePort Moresby

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Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zone
20 °C25 °C30 °C35 °CJFMAMJJASOND
ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded
Jan3.432 °C
Feb3.531 °C
Mar3.431 °C
Apr3.831 °C
May4.431 °C
Jun4.730 °C
Jul5.030 °C
Aug5.130 °C
Sep4.831 °C
Oct5.032 °C
Nov4.232 °C
Dec4.032 °C
January32 °C / 26 °C3.4

Days 32 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 46 °C in the afternoons

171 h sunshine · 12.4 h daylight

181 mm rain · 88% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 31.6 C with 88% humidity
  • Very rainy, about 181 mm
February31 °C / 26 °C3.5

Days 31 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 45 °C in the afternoons

157 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

158 mm rain · 89% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 31.3 C with 89% humidity
March31 °C / 26 °C3.4

Days 31 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 44 °C in the afternoons

165 h sunshine · 12.0 h daylight

188 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.9 C with 90% humidity
  • Very rainy, about 188 mm
April31 °C / 26 °C3.8

Days 31 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 45 °C in the afternoons

162 h sunshine · 11.9 h daylight

136 mm rain · 91% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.9 C with 91% humidity
May31 °C / 25 °C4.4

Days 31 °C, nights 25 °C

Feels like 43 °C in the afternoons

162 h sunshine · 11.7 h daylight

100 mm rain · 91% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.6 C with 91% humidity
June30 °C / 25 °C4.7

Days 30 °C, nights 25 °C

Feels like 41 °C in the afternoons

142 h sunshine · 11.6 h daylight

83 mm rain · 91% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.1 C with 91% humidity
July30 °C / 24 °C5.0

Days 30 °C, nights 24 °C

Feels like 40 °C in the afternoons

135 h sunshine · 11.6 h daylight

78 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 29.7 C with 90% humidity
August30 °C / 24 °C5.1

Days 30 °C, nights 24 °C

Feels like 41 °C in the afternoons

145 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

78 mm rain · 87% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.3 C with 87% humidity
September31 °C / 24 °C4.8

Days 31 °C, nights 24 °C

Feels like 43 °C in the afternoons

144 h sunshine · 12.0 h daylight

79 mm rain · 86% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 31 C with 86% humidity
October32 °C / 25 °C5.0

Days 32 °C, nights 25 °C

Feels like 46 °C in the afternoons

182 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

78 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 32 C with 83% humidity
November32 °C / 25 °C4.2

Days 32 °C, nights 25 °C

Feels like 47 °C in the afternoons

171 h sunshine · 12.3 h daylight

113 mm rain · 84% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 32.2 C with 84% humidity
December32 °C / 26 °C4.0

Days 32 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 48 °C in the afternoons

187 h sunshine · 12.4 h daylight

133 mm rain · 85% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 32.2 C with 85% humidity

The country behind the city

Living in Lae means living under Papua New Guinea's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises
Cost floor, single$1,784/mo
LanguagesTok Pisin, English, Hiri Motu
Safety5.25 / 10
Healthcare4.11 / 10
Internet4.13 / 10
Banking ease3.38 / 10
ClimateShield 20506.87 / 10

Would Papua New Guinea actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme (ITC), and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysisRead the full Papua New Guinea profile

Other cities in Papua New Guinea

  • Port MoresbyCapital8.2

    Best July, August and October

    2,333 h of sun a year
  • Arawa5.7

    Best May, October and November

    1,968 h of sun a year
How the comfort score works (v1)

Each month scores 0 to 10 from four weighted components: temperature (35%), sunshine (25%), humidity (20%) and rain (20%), with an extra penalty when heat and humidity combine. Personal tolerances reshape the score: your heat limit compares to how afternoons feel (heat index), your cold limit to typical nights. Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001-2020 with elevation corrections, daylight computed from latitude.

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

  1. Country profiles
  2. /
  3. Papua New Guinea
  4. /
  5. Cities
  6. /
  7. Lae

CityCompass

Lae, Papua New Guinea

  • 76k people
  • Morobe Province

Best time to be here: July, August and October. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months
0 of 12
Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak
5.1
In August
Year range
24 to 32 °C
Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year
1,923 h
Some sunshine
Port MoresbyLaeLaePort Moresby

Dots are the other cities we cover here. Click one to switch.

Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zone
20 °C25 °C30 °C35 °CJFMAMJJASOND
ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded
Jan3.432 °C
Feb3.531 °C
Mar3.431 °C
Apr3.831 °C
May4.431 °C
Jun4.730 °C
Jul5.030 °C
Aug5.130 °C
Sep4.831 °C
Oct5.032 °C
Nov4.232 °C
Dec4.032 °C
January32 °C / 26 °C3.4

Days 32 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 46 °C in the afternoons

171 h sunshine · 12.4 h daylight

181 mm rain · 88% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 31.6 C with 88% humidity
  • Very rainy, about 181 mm
February31 °C / 26 °C3.5

Days 31 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 45 °C in the afternoons

157 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

158 mm rain · 89% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 31.3 C with 89% humidity
March31 °C / 26 °C3.4

Days 31 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 44 °C in the afternoons

165 h sunshine · 12.0 h daylight

188 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.9 C with 90% humidity
  • Very rainy, about 188 mm
April31 °C / 26 °C3.8

Days 31 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 45 °C in the afternoons

162 h sunshine · 11.9 h daylight

136 mm rain · 91% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.9 C with 91% humidity
May31 °C / 25 °C4.4

Days 31 °C, nights 25 °C

Feels like 43 °C in the afternoons

162 h sunshine · 11.7 h daylight

100 mm rain · 91% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.6 C with 91% humidity
June30 °C / 25 °C4.7

Days 30 °C, nights 25 °C

Feels like 41 °C in the afternoons

142 h sunshine · 11.6 h daylight

83 mm rain · 91% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.1 C with 91% humidity
July30 °C / 24 °C5.0

Days 30 °C, nights 24 °C

Feels like 40 °C in the afternoons

135 h sunshine · 11.6 h daylight

78 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 29.7 C with 90% humidity
August30 °C / 24 °C5.1

Days 30 °C, nights 24 °C

Feels like 41 °C in the afternoons

145 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

78 mm rain · 87% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 30.3 C with 87% humidity
September31 °C / 24 °C4.8

Days 31 °C, nights 24 °C

Feels like 43 °C in the afternoons

144 h sunshine · 12.0 h daylight

79 mm rain · 86% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 31 C with 86% humidity
October32 °C / 25 °C5.0

Days 32 °C, nights 25 °C

Feels like 46 °C in the afternoons

182 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

78 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 32 C with 83% humidity
November32 °C / 25 °C4.2

Days 32 °C, nights 25 °C

Feels like 47 °C in the afternoons

171 h sunshine · 12.3 h daylight

113 mm rain · 84% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 32.2 C with 84% humidity
December32 °C / 26 °C4.0

Days 32 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 48 °C in the afternoons

187 h sunshine · 12.4 h daylight

133 mm rain · 85% humidity

  • Muggy heat, highs around 32.2 C with 85% humidity

The country behind the city

Living in Lae means living under Papua New Guinea's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises
Cost floor, single$1,784/mo
LanguagesTok Pisin, English, Hiri Motu
Safety5.25 / 10
Healthcare4.11 / 10
Internet4.13 / 10
Banking ease3.38 / 10
ClimateShield 20506.87 / 10

Would Papua New Guinea actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme (ITC), and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysisRead the full Papua New Guinea profile

Other cities in Papua New Guinea

  • Port MoresbyCapital8.2

    Best July, August and October

    2,333 h of sun a year
  • Arawa5.7

    Best May, October and November

    1,968 h of sun a year
How the comfort score works (v1)

Each month scores 0 to 10 from four weighted components: temperature (35%), sunshine (25%), humidity (20%) and rain (20%), with an extra penalty when heat and humidity combine. Personal tolerances reshape the score: your heat limit compares to how afternoons feel (heat index), your cold limit to typical nights. Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001-2020 with elevation corrections, daylight computed from latitude.

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)