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Travel guide > Oceania > Climate and weather of Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea has a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
Temperatures reach 30° all year round (they rarely exceed 22° in the mountains). Rainfall varies between 2 000 and 3 000 mm per year (3000 to 4 000 mm per year in the central mountains).
Rainy season (November to April)
Temperatures are stable (30°) and rainfall (torrential rains in the afternoon and in the evening) is abundant.
Dry season (May to October)
Temperatures are constant (30°) and rainfall is high.
| When to go to Papua New Guinea (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Papua New Guinea is pleasant during the following months :
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February |
March |
April |
May |
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August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Lae
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
32° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
29° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
28° |
29° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
280 |
230 |
320 |
400 |
410 |
420 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
520 |
520 |
430 |
400 |
320 |
330 |
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Madang
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
330 |
290 |
340 |
440 |
370 |
200 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
170 |
120 |
140 |
280 |
400 |
390 |
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Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
31° |
min |
24° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
33° |
33° |
min |
22° |
22° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
170 |
200 |
210 |
140 |
60 |
40 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
20 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
60 |
130 |
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Rabaul
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
32° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
220 |
230 |
250 |
210 |
120 |
110 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
100 |
100 |
90 |
110 |
180 |
240 |
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Wewak
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
130 |
130 |
160 |
190 |
230 |
200 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
180 |
160 |
200 |
230 |
180 |
130 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Papua New Guinea are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Papua New Guinea is bordered by Indonesia to the west.
Capital: Port Moresby
Area: 460 000 km²
Population: 6 500 000 inhabitants
Languages: English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu
Currency: Kina
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