Papua New Guinea weather by month

Check out Papua New Guinea weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °C	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	30	31	31	31
Hours of sunshine (daily)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	6
Days with some rainfall	19	17	19	14	11	7	7	6	7	7	8	13
Sea temperature °C	29	29	29	28	28	26	26	25	25	26	27	29

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Papua New Guinea weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Papua New Guinea in January and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 231 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
231
231 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Papua New Guinea in February and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 225 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
225
225 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Papua New Guinea in March and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 248 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
248
248 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Papua New Guinea in April and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 149 mm of rainfall in the month.

30
30°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
149
149 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Papua New Guinea in May and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 11 days with some rainfall and typically 107 mm of rainfall in the month.

30
30°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
24
24°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
107
107 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Papua New Guinea in June and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 68 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
68
68 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index
26
26°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Papua New Guinea in July and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 40 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
40
40 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
26
26°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Papua New Guinea in August and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 49 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
49
49 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
25
25°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Papua New Guinea in September and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 82 mm of rainfall in the month.

30
30°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
82
82 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
25
25°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Papua New Guinea in October and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 87 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
87
87 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
26
26°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Papua New Guinea in November and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 98 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
98
98 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
27
27°C sea temperature

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Papua New Guinea weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Papua New Guinea in December and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 168 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
168
168 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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