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Eastern Highlandswhen to go

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

Range
22–24 °C
Compare
−4.3°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
Country
Papua New Guinea
TZ
Pacific/Port_Moresby
Region match
Acceptable

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12-month climate · Eastern Highlands

How the year moves in Eastern Highlands

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Eastern Highlands 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 climatologyEastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (22.2), highest in December (24.1). Monthly means: 24.1, 23.8, 23.9, 23.6, 23.5, 22.6, 22.2, 22.4, 23.0, 23.8, 24.0, 24.1.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January24.1
February23.8
March23.9
April23.6
May23.5
June22.6
July22.2
August22.4
September23.0
October23.8
November24.0
December24.1
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyEastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in June (221), highest in March (514). Monthly means: 488, 466, 514, 441, 296, 221, 228, 273, 303, 363, 373, 490.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January488
February466
March514
April441
May296
June221
July228
August273
September303
October363
November373
December490
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyEastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in February (3.2), highest in October (4.7). Monthly means: 3.9, 3.2, 3.3, 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, 3.9, 4.1, 4.3, 4.7, 4.7, 3.7.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January3.9
February3.2
March3.3
April3.2
May4.1
June4.3
July3.9
August4.1
September4.3
October4.7
November4.7
December3.7
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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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