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New Irelandwhen to go

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

Range
27–28 °C
Compare
−0.0°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
Country
Papua New Guinea
TZ
Pacific/Port_Moresby
Region match
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12-month climate · New Ireland

How the year moves in New Ireland

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over New Ireland 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 climatologyNew Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (27.1), highest in January (28.0). Monthly means: 28.0, 28.0, 27.8, 27.7, 27.8, 27.4, 27.1, 27.2, 27.4, 27.8, 27.9, 27.9.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January28.0
February28.0
March27.8
April27.7
May27.8
June27.4
July27.1
August27.2
September27.4
October27.8
November27.9
December27.9
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNew Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in September (274), highest in July (399). Monthly means: 322, 330, 388, 395, 355, 277, 399, 311, 274, 293, 313, 392.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January322
February330
March388
April395
May355
June277
July399
August311
September274
October293
November313
December392
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNew Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (4.6), highest in January (6.7). Monthly means: 6.7, 6.0, 5.8, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 4.6, 5.6, 6.1, 6.6, 6.5, 6.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January6.7
February6.0
March5.8
April5.2
May5.4
June5.5
July4.6
August5.6
September6.1
October6.6
November6.5
December6.0
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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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