224:, with high temperatures, humidity, and rainfall all year round. The temperatures in the Cromwell Mountains hover around 25°C (77°F) throughout the year, except for higher elevations where it can get cooler. The humidity level is around 80% on average. Rainfall is abundant in the Cromwell Mountains, with around 4,000 millimeters (157 inches) of rainfall each year. It's spread out relatively evenly, so there's no distinct dry season. The wet season is from November to April, with heavier rainfall and thunderstorms during this time. The climate is influenced by the region's location in the
41:
34:
598:
87:
318:
159:
are the predominant trees in the lower montane forests, which extend from approximately 1000 to 2,000 meters elevation. Above 2,000 meters species of
639:
663:
658:
311:
33:
668:
304:
632:
240:, leading to high levels of precipitation. The mountainous terrain also contributes to local variations in weather patterns.
140:
625:
460:
80:
515:
613:
575:
565:
505:
382:
367:
186:
forests at approximately 2,300 m. Above 2,400 meters, forests are dominated by broadleaved
8:
485:
470:
402:
221:
144:
510:
490:
339:
430:
407:
352:
282:
605:
540:
525:
500:
480:
475:
465:
455:
435:
417:
397:
372:
357:
133:
73:
53:
257:
535:
520:
377:
347:
296:
609:
597:
560:
545:
440:
425:
392:
387:
362:
327:
129:
125:
652:
580:
450:
286:
237:
102:
89:
570:
530:
495:
194:
172:
161:
555:
550:
233:
188:
182:
178:
155:
149:
331:
198:
276:
204:
165:
229:
225:
208:. The mountains are home to the most extensive unlogged
326:
147:of the forests varies with elevation. Species of
650:
633:
312:
274:
278:Climate of Australia and Papua - New Guinea
275:Meteorology., Australia. Bureau of (1972).
640:
626:
319:
305:
40:
220:The climate in the region is typical of
651:
300:
258:"Huon Peninsula montane rain forests"
592:
212:forests in the Southern Hemisphere.
664:Huon Peninsula montane rain forests
659:Mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea
141:Huon Peninsula montane rain forests
13:
16:Mountain range in Papua New Guinea
14:
680:
669:Papua New Guinea geography stubs
608:–related geography article is a
596:
39:
32:
268:
250:
1:
243:
176:are common, transitioning to
612:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
10:
685:
591:
215:
416:
338:
281:. Bureau of Meteorology.
236:bring moist air from the
139:The range is part of the
79:
69:
64:
26:
21:
264:. World Wildlife Fund.
262:Terrestrial Ecoregions
234:Southeast Trade Winds
228:and proximity to the
506:New Guinea Highlands
383:New Guinea Highlands
222:tropical rainforests
143:. The character and
145:species composition
99: /
340:Western New Guinea
122:Cromwell Mountains
47:Cromwell Mountains
22:Cromwell Mountains
621:
620:
589:
588:
192:and the conifers
132:in north-eastern
118:
117:
103:6.217°S 147.367°E
81:Range coordinates
676:
642:
635:
628:
606:Papua New Guinea
600:
593:
516:Prince Alexander
418:Papua New Guinea
321:
314:
307:
298:
297:
291:
290:
272:
266:
265:
254:
134:Papua New Guinea
114:
113:
111:
110:
109:
104:
100:
97:
96:
95:
92:
74:Papua New Guinea
54:Papua New Guinea
43:
42:
36:
19:
18:
684:
683:
679:
678:
677:
675:
674:
673:
649:
648:
647:
646:
590:
585:
412:
334:
328:Mountain ranges
325:
295:
294:
273:
269:
256:
255:
251:
246:
218:
108:-6.217; 147.367
107:
105:
101:
98:
93:
90:
88:
86:
85:
60:
59:
58:
57:
56:
51:
50:
49:
48:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
682:
672:
671:
666:
661:
645:
644:
637:
630:
622:
619:
618:
601:
587:
586:
584:
583:
578:
576:Victor Emanuel
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
433:
428:
422:
420:
414:
413:
411:
410:
405:
400:
395:
390:
388:Star (Bintang)
385:
380:
375:
370:
365:
360:
355:
350:
344:
342:
336:
335:
324:
323:
316:
309:
301:
293:
292:
267:
248:
247:
245:
242:
217:
214:
130:Huon Peninsula
126:mountain range
116:
115:
83:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
62:
61:
52:
46:
45:
38:
37:
31:
30:
29:
28:
27:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
681:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
656:
654:
643:
638:
636:
631:
629:
624:
623:
617:
615:
611:
607:
602:
599:
595:
594:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
486:Hydrographers
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
423:
421:
419:
415:
409:
406:
404:
401:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
369:
366:
364:
361:
359:
356:
354:
351:
349:
346:
345:
343:
341:
337:
333:
329:
322:
317:
315:
310:
308:
303:
302:
299:
288:
284:
280:
279:
271:
263:
259:
253:
249:
241:
239:
238:Pacific Ocean
235:
231:
227:
223:
213:
211:
207:
206:
201:
200:
196:
191:
190:
185:
184:
180:
175:
174:
169:
167:
163:
158:
157:
152:
151:
146:
142:
137:
135:
131:
127:
123:
112:
84:
82:
78:
75:
72:
68:
63:
55:
35:
25:
20:
614:expanding it
603:
511:Owen Stanley
445:
277:
270:
261:
252:
219:
209:
203:
195:Phyllocladus
193:
187:
177:
173:Rhododendron
171:
162:Xanthomyrtus
160:
154:
148:
138:
121:
119:
189:Elaeocarpus
183:Elmerrillia
179:Lithocarpus
156:Lithocarpus
150:Castanopsis
106: /
653:Categories
566:Torricelli
541:Schleinitz
501:Marienberg
481:Hindenburg
466:Hans Meyer
456:Finisterre
368:Jayawijaya
332:New Guinea
244:References
199:Podocarpus
536:Saruwaged
521:Rawlinson
471:Hansemann
287:220950422
210:Dacrydium
205:Dacrydium
166:Vaccinium
65:Geography
546:Schrader
491:Kaijende
446:Cromwell
441:Bismarck
426:Adelbert
403:Wondiboy
393:Sudirman
94:147°22′E
70:Location
581:Wharton
451:Emperor
431:Baining
408:Weyland
353:Cyclops
230:equator
226:tropics
216:Climate
128:on the
91:06°13′S
571:Verron
531:Ruboni
526:Rossel
496:Kratke
476:Herzog
436:Bewani
398:Tamrau
373:Kumawa
358:Fakfak
285:
232:. The
202:, and
604:This
556:Soaru
551:Serra
461:Hagen
378:Maoke
348:Arfak
124:is a
610:stub
561:Star
363:Foja
283:OCLC
170:and
153:and
120:The
330:of
655::
260:.
197:,
164:,
136:.
641:e
634:t
627:v
616:.
320:e
313:t
306:v
289:.
181:–
168:,
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.