Editing Lae (section)

== Climate ==
Lae features a [[tropical rainforest climate]] under [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen's climate classification]], more subject to the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]] than the [[trade wind]]s and with no [[cyclone]]s so equatorial. The area experiences an extraordinary amount of precipitation, averaging roughly {{convert|4500|mm}} of rainfall annually. In fact in no month does Lae, on average, see less than {{convert|200|mm}} of precipitation.  Temperatures show little variance during a typical year in the city, with January temperatures averaging roughly {{convert|28|C}} and July temperatures averaging {{convert|25|C}}. 
{{Weather box
|location = Lae
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high C = 31.5
|Feb high C = 31.5
|Mar high C = 31.0
|Apr high C = 30.5
|May high C = 29.8
|Jun high C = 28.8
|Jul high C = 28.1
|Aug high C = 28.0
|Sep high C = 28.7
|Oct high C = 29.6
|Nov high C = 30.5
|Dec high C = 31.1
|year high C = 29.9
|Jan low C = 24.3
|Feb low C = 24.2
|Mar low C = 24.2
|Apr low C = 23.9
|May low C = 23.6
|Jun low C = 23.0
|Jul low C = 22.4
|Aug low C = 22.3
|Sep low C = 22.6
|Oct low C = 23.2
|Nov low C = 23.7
|Dec low C = 23.9
|year low C = 23.4
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 241.6
|Feb rain mm = 239.9
|Mar rain mm = 281.1
|Apr rain mm = 347.4
|May rain mm = 348.9
|Jun rain mm = 502.8
|Jul rain mm = 477.9
|Aug rain mm = 516.9
|Sep rain mm = 360.9
|Oct rain mm = 442.4
|Nov rain mm = 334.9
|Dec rain mm = 338.2
|year rain mm = 4432.9
|Jan rain days = 16
|Feb rain days = 17
|Mar rain days = 18
|Apr rain days = 21
|May rain days = 21
|Jun rain days = 21
|Jul rain days = 24
|Aug rain days = 24
|Sep rain days = 22
|Oct rain days = 22
|Nov rain days = 21
|Dec rain days = 19
|year rain days = 246
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organisation]]<ref name= WMO >{{cite web
| url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1429
| title = World Weather Information Service&nbsp;— Lae City
| publisher = World Meteorological Organisation
| access-date = 15 December 2015}}</ref>
|date=November 2011
}}