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East New Britainwhen to go

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

Range
26–27 °C
Compare
−1.1°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
Country
Papua New Guinea
TZ
Pacific/Port_Moresby
Region match
Acceptable

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12-month climate · East New Britain

How the year moves in East New Britain

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over East New Britain 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 climatologyEast New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (25.8), highest in January (27.2). Monthly means: 27.2, 27.0, 27.0, 26.8, 26.7, 26.2, 25.8, 25.9, 26.3, 26.8, 26.9, 27.0.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January27.2
February27.0
March27.0
April26.8
May26.7
June26.2
July25.8
August25.9
September26.3
October26.8
November26.9
December27.0
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyEast New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in June (316), highest in March (438). Monthly means: 362, 372, 438, 425, 408, 316, 410, 405, 341, 343, 332, 420.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January362
February372
March438
April425
May408
June316
July410
August405
September341
October343
November332
December420
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyEast New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (3.4), highest in January (4.9). Monthly means: 4.9, 4.3, 4.1, 3.6, 3.9, 3.8, 3.4, 3.6, 4.3, 4.7, 4.8, 4.2.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January4.9
February4.3
March4.1
April3.6
May3.9
June3.8
July3.4
August3.6
September4.3
October4.7
November4.8
December4.2
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Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Papua New Guinea

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Reconsider travel
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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