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Best time to visit Papua New Guinea

Best time to visit Papua New Guinea

The best time to visit Papua New Guinea is in january and february and april until december, when you will have a warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Papua New Guinea is 32°C in december and the lowest is 29°C in june. The weather and climate of Papua New Guinea is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Papua New Guinea is an 8,4. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Papua New Guinea has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate and oceanic climate. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Papua New Guinea or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Papua New Guinea per month

Climate data from: Port Moresby
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 31 31 31 30 30 29 29 30 31 30 31 32
MM
rain		 132 mm 104 mm 177 mm 106 mm 83 mm 57 mm 25 mm 44 mm 67 mm 97 mm 77 mm 102 mm
All climate data from Papua New Guinea

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Hotels and apartments in Papua New Guinea

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Climate Papua New Guinea

Climate Papua New Guinea

Climate Papua New Guinea per Month

Climate Papua New Guinea per Month
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Papua New Guinea has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate and oceanic climate. 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.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 31 31 31 30 30 29 29 30 31 30 31 32
Night
min °C		 25 24 24 24 24 23 23 22 23 23 24 24
MM
rain		 132 mm 104 mm 177 mm 106 mm 83 mm 57 mm 25 mm 44 mm 67 mm 97 mm 77 mm 102 mm
Rain
days		 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
Sun hours
per day		 9 9 8 9 7 8 9 9 9 11 12 11
Wind force
in 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
 

Climate Papua New Guinea january

On average, it is maximum 31° in january in Papua New Guinea and at least around 25° degrees. In january there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 132 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Climate Papua New Guinea february

On average, it is maximum 31° in february in Papua New Guinea and at least around 24° degrees. In february there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 104 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Papua New Guinea march

On average, it is maximum 31° in march in Papua New Guinea and at least around 24° degrees. In march there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 177 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Climate Papua New Guinea april

On average, it is maximum 30° in april in Papua New Guinea and at least around 24° degrees. In april there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 106 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Papua New Guinea may

On average, it is maximum 30° in may in Papua New Guinea and at least around 24° degrees. In may there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 83 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Papua New Guinea june

On average, it is maximum 29° in june in Papua New Guinea and at least around 23° degrees. In june there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 57 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Papua New Guinea july

On average, it is maximum 29° in july in Papua New Guinea and at least around 23° degrees. In july there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 25 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Papua New Guinea august

On average, it is maximum 30° in august in Papua New Guinea and at least around 22° degrees. In august there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Papua New Guinea september

On average, it is maximum 31° in september in Papua New Guinea and at least around 23° degrees. In september there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 67 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Papua New Guinea october

On average, it is maximum 30° in october in Papua New Guinea and at least around 23° degrees. In october there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 97 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Papua New Guinea november

On average, it is maximum 31° in november in Papua New Guinea and at least around 24° degrees. In november there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 77 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Papua New Guinea december

On average, it is maximum 32° in december in Papua New Guinea and at least around 24° degrees. In december there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 102 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Papua New Guinea.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast Papua New Guinea

14 day weather forecast Papua New Guinea

The weather for Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea will be 32° till 30° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for Papua New Guinea is based on the weather in Port Moresby.

Weather forecast this week
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Th
22 Aug
Fr
23 Aug
Sa
24 Aug
Su
25 Aug
Mo
26 Aug
Tu
27 Aug
We
28 Aug
  Broken wolken Broken wolken Bewolkt Bewolkt Broken wolken Bewolkt Bewolkt
Max (°C) 32° 31° 31° 30° 31° 31° 28°
Min (°C) 20° 20° 20° 19° 20° 21° 21°
Rainfall (mm) 0.1
mm
 1.9
mm
 0.8
mm
 0.3
mm
 0.1
mm
 1.6
mm
 4.6
mm
Rainfall (%) 20% 40% 20% 10% 20% 35% 60%
UV-index
UV-index 9 5 3 3 9 7 4

Weather forecast next week
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Th
29 Aug
Fr
30 Aug
Sa
31 Aug
Su
1 Sep
Mo
2 Sep
Tu
3 Sep
We
4 Sep
  Regen Regen Bewolkt Regen Bewolkt Bewolkt Broken wolken
Max (°C) 30° 31° 29° 30° 29° 30° 30°
Min (°C) 21° 21° 21° 22° 21° 21° 21°
Rainfall (mm) 5.8
mm
 5.7
mm
 2.1
mm
 5.5
mm
 2.8
mm
 1.6
mm
 3.8
mm
Rainfall (%) 65% 65% 40% 65% 50% 35% 55%
UV-index
UV-index 5 3 4 3 5 3 4
About Papua New Guinea

About Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is in the continental part Oceania and the capital is Port Moresby. The total surface is 462.840 km² with 5.152 km of coastline and the population consists of 8.151.300 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 3x as small as New Zealand. If you want to call Papua New Guinea you have to use +675 or 00675 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +6755012457809 or 006755012457809.

Papua New Guinea is in a straight line at 12.754 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 16 hour.

Time difference Papua New Guinea

Time difference Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea it is now 06:17 o’clock in the morning on friday 23 august 2019. That is 8 hour later than in New Zealand. The time zone of Papua New Guinea is Pacific/Port_Moresby and the Greenwich time is UTC+10.

Currency Papua New Guinea

Currency Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea the Papua New Guinean kina is used to pay.

Exchange rate Papua New Guinean kina (PGK) 22 august 2019

1 Papua New Guinean kina = 4,47 South African rand
100 Papua New Guinean kina = 447,12 South African rand

1 South African rand = 0,22 Papua New Guinean kina
100 South African rand = 22,36 Papua New Guinean kina

Install exchange rate app

It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.

Bring your credit card

Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.

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Vaccinations Papua New Guinea

Vaccinations Papua New Guinea

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Papua New Guinea.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Buiktyfus
  • Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Japanse encefalitis
  • Tuberculose (TBC)
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