Place in Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Hisiu is a coastal Village in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is located off the Hiritano Highway about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-west of Port Moresby. The village contains a primary school, two churches, a cemetery and several small local stores.
The Maeaka Tohana Language Project is based at Hisiu Village. This is a grassroots project to create the first public access knowledge book from the earliest records of the language and culture.
Climate
Hisiu has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with heavy rainfall from December to March and moderate rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Hisiu
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| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
31.8
(89.2)
|
31.6
(88.9)
|
31.2
(88.2)
|
30.9
(87.6)
|
29.9
(85.8)
|
29.3
(84.7)
|
29.5
(85.1)
|
30.2
(86.4)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
32.5
(90.5)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
27.3
(81.1)
|
26.9
(80.4)
|
26.8
(80.2)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
25.6
(78.1)
|
26.2
(79.2)
|
26.6
(79.9)
|
27.3
(81.1)
|
27.7
(81.9)
|
26.7
(80.0)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
22.7
(72.9)
|
22.7
(72.9)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
21.4
(70.5)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
22.6
(72.7)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
22.4
(72.4)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
245
(9.6)
|
240
(9.4)
|
252
(9.9)
|
133
(5.2)
|
93
(3.7)
|
82
(3.2)
|
37
(1.5)
|
33
(1.3)
|
53
(2.1)
|
52
(2.0)
|
77
(3.0)
|
176
(6.9)
|
1,473
(57.8)
|
| Source: Climate-Data.org[1]
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