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West New Britainwhen to go

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

Range
27–28 °C
Compare
+0.1°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
Country
Papua New Guinea
TZ
Pacific/Port_Moresby
Region match
Acceptable

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12-month climate · West New Britain

How the year moves in West New Britain

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over West New Britain 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 climatologyWest New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (27.0), highest in January (28.4). Monthly means: 28.4, 28.3, 28.2, 28.0, 27.9, 27.3, 27.0, 27.0, 27.4, 28.0, 28.2, 28.3.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January28.4
February28.3
March28.2
April28.0
May27.9
June27.3
July27.0
August27.0
September27.4
October28.0
November28.2
December28.3
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyWest New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in November (341), highest in March (462). Monthly means: 387, 364, 462, 447, 410, 360, 405, 374, 371, 351, 341, 428.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January387
February364
March462
April447
May410
June360
July405
August374
September371
October351
November341
December428
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyWest New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (3.2), highest in November (4.6). Monthly means: 4.5, 4.1, 3.8, 3.3, 3.6, 3.3, 3.2, 3.5, 3.9, 4.4, 4.6, 4.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January4.5
February4.1
March3.8
April3.3
May3.6
June3.3
July3.2
August3.5
September3.9
October4.4
November4.6
December4.0
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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