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Papua New Guinea · Regional climate

Manuswhen to go

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

Range
28–29 °C
Compare
+0.8°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
Country
Papua New Guinea
TZ
Pacific/Port_Moresby
Region match
Avoid

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12-month climate · Manus

How the year moves in Manus

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Manus 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 climatologyManus, Papua New Guinea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (28.0), highest in October (28.7). Monthly means: 28.7, 28.6, 28.5, 28.6, 28.6, 28.3, 28.0, 28.1, 28.4, 28.7, 28.7, 28.7.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January28.7
February28.6
March28.5
April28.6
May28.6
June28.3
July28.0
August28.1
September28.4
October28.7
November28.7
December28.7
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyManus, Papua New Guinea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in October (247), highest in July (416). Monthly means: 289, 283, 353, 340, 322, 298, 416, 288, 268, 247, 299, 330.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January289
February283
March353
April340
May322
June298
July416
August288
September268
October247
November299
December330
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyManus, Papua New Guinea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (4.7), highest in October (6.9). Monthly means: 6.8, 6.4, 5.9, 5.7, 5.9, 5.9, 4.7, 5.8, 6.5, 6.9, 6.5, 6.1.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January6.8
February6.4
March5.9
April5.7
May5.9
June5.9
July4.7
August5.8
September6.5
October6.9
November6.5
December6.1
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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