Tari, Papua New Guinea
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Tari | |
|---|---|
  Tari Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 5°50′56″S 142°57′2″E / 5.84889°S 142.95056°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Hela |
| LLG | Tari Urban |
| Elevation | 1,675.02 m (5,495.47 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 15,413 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| Languages | |
| • Main languages | English, Tok Pisin, Huli |
| • Traditional language | Huli |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Tari is the capital of the Tari-Pori District and is the centre of Huli country in the Hela Province of Papua New Guinea. It is the second largest settlement in the province, and accessible by road from Mendi. The town is administered under Tari Urban LLG.
Tari has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) with heavy rainfall and mild to warm temperatures year-round.
| Climate data for Tari | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.3 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.9 (55.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 228 (9.0) |
251 (9.9) |
267 (10.5) |
258 (10.2) |
224 (8.8) |
163 (6.4) |
174 (6.9) |
190 (7.5) |
219 (8.6) |
250 (9.8) |
220 (8.7) |
249 (9.8) |
2,693 (106.1) |
| Source: [1] | |||||||||||||
