Climate of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Papua New Guinea is 29° degrees and there is about 1072 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 100 days a year with an average humidity of 77% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 28°C and 30°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 22°C and 25°C
- Rain: it rains 240 days and there is a total of approximately 1071 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3397 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 28°C and 30°C |
Warmest month: | 30°C in January |
Coldest month: | 28°C in June |
Night temperature: | between 22°C and 25°C |
Dry days: | 125 days |
Days with rain: | 240 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 1071 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3397 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Papua New Guinea.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Papua New Guinea.
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Climate table of Papua New Guinea
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Papua New Guinea. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Papua New Guinea might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Night temp. (°C) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 104 | 177 | 106 | 83 | 57 | 25 | 44 | 67 | 97 | 77 | 102 |
Days with rain | 23 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Dry days | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
UV-index | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Papua New Guinea
To go to Papua New Guinea, the best time to visit is May through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. In Papua New Guinea, January is the warmest month with 30°C and the most cold month is 28°C in June.
Climate of Papua New Guinea by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Papua New Guinea? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.












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