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 30°C in january and the lowest is 28°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 8,1. 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.

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Climate Papua New Guinea per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
30°C	30°C	29°C	29°C	29°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	29°C	30°C	30°C
132 mm	104 mm	177 mm	106 mm	83 mm	57 mm	25 mm	44 mm	67 mm	97 mm	77 mm	102 mm

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Climate data from: Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea in brief

Capital	Port Moresby
Flight time ¹	5 h. 20 min
Population	8.151.300
Area	462.840 km²
Currency	Papua New Guinean kina
Local date	th 9 april 2020
Local time	05:34 hour at night

¹ From Manila International Airport

14 day weather forecast Papua New Guinea

The weather for Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea will be 33° till 32° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.

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

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Th 9 Apr	33°C	23°C	26 mm	90%	1m/s	10
Fr 10 Apr	33°C	22°C	16 mm	85%	1m/s	11
Sa 11 Apr	32°C	23°C	12 mm	80%	1m/s	9
Su 12 Apr	34°C	23°C	6.5 mm	70%	1m/s	7
Mo 13 Apr	34°C	23°C	10.0 mm	75%	1m/s	10
Tu 14 Apr	33°C	23°C	1.0 mm	25%	1m/s	3
We 15 Apr	34°C	23°C	12 mm	80%	1m/s	5

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Th 16 Apr	34°C	23°C	13 mm	80%	1m/s	9
Fr 17 Apr	34°C	22°C	2.9 mm	50%	1m/s	3
Sa 18 Apr	29°C	23°C	5.8 mm	65%	1m/s	2
Su 19 Apr	31°C	22°C	12 mm	80%	0m/s	2
Mo 20 Apr	31°C	23°C	3.4 mm	55%	1m/s	2
Tu 21 Apr	32°C	22°C	6.4 mm	70%	1m/s	3
We 22 Apr	32°C	22°C	3.7 mm	55%	1m/s	6

Climate Papua New Guinea

Climate Papua New Guinea per Month

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
Night
Precip
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	30°C	30°C	29°C	29°C	29°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	29°C	30°C	30°C
Night	25°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	23°C	23°C	22°C	23°C	23°C	24°C	24°C
Precip	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 30° 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 30° 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.

Climate Papua New Guinea march

On average, it is maximum 29° 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 29° 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.

Climate Papua New Guinea may

On average, it is maximum 29° 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.

Climate Papua New Guinea june

On average, it is maximum 28° 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.

Climate Papua New Guinea july

On average, it is maximum 28° 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.

Climate Papua New Guinea august

On average, it is maximum 28° 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.

Climate Papua New Guinea september

On average, it is maximum 28° 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.

Climate Papua New Guinea october

On average, it is maximum 29° 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.

Climate Papua New Guinea november

On average, it is maximum 30° 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.

Climate Papua New Guinea december

On average, it is maximum 30° 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.

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Flight tickets to Papua New Guinea

You can fly to Papua New Guinea at these well-known airports:

Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport
Port Moresby
Nadzab Airport
Lae
Madang Airport
Madang
Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport
Mount Hagen
Mendi Airport
Mendi
Wewak International Airport
Wewak
Kavieng Airport
Kavieng
Daru Airport
Daru
Vanimo Airport
Vanimo
Chimbu Airport
Kundiawa

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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 2x as big as Philippines. 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 3.439 km distance from Manila. From Manila International Airport the flight time is about 5 hours20.

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Time difference Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea it is now 05:34 o’clock at night on thursday 9 april 2020. That is 2 hour later than in Philippines. The time zone of Papua New Guinea is Pacific/Port_Moresby and the Greenwich time is UTC+10.

Currency Papua New Guinea

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

Exchange rate Papua New Guinean kina (PGK) 9 april 2020

1 Papua New Guinean kina = 14,67 Philippine piso
100 Papua New Guinean kina = 1.467,35 Philippine piso

1 Philippine piso = 0,07 Papua New Guinean kina
100 Philippine piso = 6,82 Papua New Guinean kina

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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.

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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.

You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:

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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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