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Port Moresbywhen to go

Regional slice of Papua New Guinea with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jun · Jul · Aug.

Range
28–30 °C
Compare
+1.5°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
Country
Papua New Guinea
TZ
Pacific/Port_Moresby
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12-month climate · Port Moresby

How the year moves in Port Moresby

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Port Moresby 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 climatologyPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (28.1), highest in December (30.2). Monthly means: 30.1, 30.0, 29.6, 29.3, 29.1, 28.5, 28.1, 28.1, 28.6, 29.2, 29.8, 30.2.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January30.1
February30.0
March29.6
April29.3
May29.1
June28.5
July28.1
August28.1
September28.6
October29.2
November29.8
December30.2
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (45), highest in March (292). Monthly means: 278, 217, 292, 201, 140, 56, 45, 46, 75, 116, 115, 181.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January278
February217
March292
April201
May140
June56
July45
August46
September75
October116
November115
December181
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in March (4.8), highest in November (7.1). Monthly means: 5.7, 5.6, 4.8, 4.9, 5.3, 5.5, 5.4, 5.7, 5.8, 6.4, 7.1, 6.4.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January5.7
February5.6
March4.8
April4.9
May5.3
June5.5
July5.4
August5.7
September5.8
October6.4
November7.1
December6.4
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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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