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Papua New Guinea · Regional climate

Gulfwhen to go

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

Range
27–31 °C
Compare
+1.5°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
Country
Papua New Guinea
TZ
Pacific/Port_Moresby
Region match
Acceptable

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12-month climate · Gulf

How the year moves in Gulf

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Gulf 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 climatologyGulf, Papua New Guinea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in August (27.3), highest in January (30.5). Monthly means: 30.5, 30.4, 30.1, 29.5, 29.0, 28.0, 27.4, 27.3, 28.1, 29.2, 30.0, 30.4.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January30.5
February30.4
March30.1
April29.5
May29.0
June28.0
July27.4
August27.3
September28.1
October29.2
November30.0
December30.4
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyGulf, Papua New Guinea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in February (310), highest in April (435). Monthly means: 341, 310, 410, 435, 385, 366, 329, 359, 420, 385, 332, 364.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January341
February310
March410
April435
May385
June366
July329
August359
September420
October385
November332
December364
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyGulf, Papua New Guinea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (2.5), highest in November (5.4). Monthly means: 5.0, 4.6, 4.2, 3.7, 3.4, 3.1, 2.5, 2.5, 3.2, 4.3, 5.4, 4.9.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January5.0
February4.6
March4.2
April3.7
May3.4
June3.1
July2.5
August2.5
September3.2
October4.3
November5.4
December4.9
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
See breakdown by country
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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