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Regional slice of Papua New Guinea with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Oct.

Range
25–28 °C
Compare
−1.0°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
Country
Papua New Guinea
TZ
Pacific/Port_Moresby
Region match
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12-month climate · Central

How the year moves in Central

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Central itself rather than over Papua New Guinea as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyCentral, Papua New Guinea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in August (25.3), highest in December (27.7). Monthly means: 27.7, 27.7, 27.5, 27.1, 26.7, 25.9, 25.5, 25.3, 25.9, 26.8, 27.4, 27.7.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January27.7
February27.7
March27.5
April27.1
May26.7
June25.9
July25.5
August25.3
September25.9
October26.8
November27.4
December27.7
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyCentral, Papua New Guinea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (219), highest in March (431). Monthly means: 386, 304, 431, 372, 305, 229, 219, 240, 294, 334, 295, 352.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January386
February304
March431
April372
May305
June229
July219
August240
September294
October334
November295
December352
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyCentral, Papua New Guinea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in April (3.9), highest in November (6.1). Monthly means: 4.8, 4.8, 4.2, 3.9, 4.3, 4.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 5.3, 6.1, 5.3.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January4.8
February4.8
March4.2
April3.9
May4.3
June4.3
July4.2
August4.3
September4.5
October5.3
November6.1
December5.3
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Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Papua New Guinea

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Reconsider travel

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Papua New Guinea carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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