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Papua New Guinea · Regional climate

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

Range
27–28 °C
Compare
−0.2°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
Country
Papua New Guinea
TZ
Pacific/Port_Moresby
Region match
Acceptable

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12-month climate · of Bougainville

How the year moves in of Bougainville

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over of Bougainville 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 climatologyof Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in August (26.9), highest in January (28.1). Monthly means: 28.1, 28.0, 27.8, 27.6, 27.6, 27.1, 26.9, 26.9, 27.1, 27.6, 27.8, 27.9.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January28.1
February28.0
March27.8
April27.6
May27.6
June27.1
July26.9
August26.9
September27.1
October27.6
November27.8
December27.9
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyof Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in June (286), highest in March (395). Monthly means: 328, 319, 395, 389, 343, 286, 336, 390, 339, 317, 354, 371.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January328
February319
March395
April389
May343
June286
July336
August390
September339
October317
November354
December371
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyof Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (4.4), highest in January (6.1). Monthly means: 6.1, 5.6, 5.2, 4.7, 4.9, 4.7, 4.4, 4.5, 4.9, 5.8, 5.9, 5.5.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January6.1
February5.6
March5.2
April4.7
May4.9
June4.7
July4.4
August4.5
September4.9
October5.8
November5.9
December5.5
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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