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Level 2Exercise increased caution
Exercise increased caution
Papua New Guinea · Regional climate
Western Highlandswhen to go
Regional slice of Papua New Guinea with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jun · Aug · Sep.
- Range
- 22–23 °C
- Compare
- −4.8°C vs. Papua New Guinea mean
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- TZ
- Pacific/Port_Moresby
Region match
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12-month climate · Western Highlands
How the year moves in Western Highlands
Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Western Highlands itself rather than over Papua New Guinea as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) |
|---|---|
| January | 23.3 |
| February | 23.0 |
| March | 23.1 |
| April | 22.9 |
| May | 23.0 |
| June | 22.3 |
| July | 22.1 |
| August | 22.3 |
| September | 22.7 |
| October | 23.1 |
| November | 23.2 |
| December | 23.3 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 558 |
| February | 544 |
| March | 628 |
| April | 530 |
| May | 397 |
| June | 284 |
| July | 299 |
| August | 327 |
| September | 405 |
| October | 461 |
| November | 482 |
| December | 547 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 3.6 |
| February | 2.8 |
| March | 2.9 |
| April | 3.1 |
| May | 4.1 |
| June | 4.7 |
| July | 4.3 |
| August | 4.6 |
| September | 4.7 |
| October | 4.4 |
| November | 4.2 |
| December | 3.3 |
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Safety · 4 governments
What the governments say about Papua New Guinea
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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DE
Level 1Exercise normal precautions
Exercise normal precautions
NL
Level 2Exercise increased caution
Exercise increased caution
US
Level 3Reconsider travel
Reconsider travel
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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