The climate of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)
Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby is
located in the south eastern part of the island of New Guinea and is
the largest city in the country with a population of more than
300,000. Port Moresby played an important role for the allies during
WWII in the war against Japan. Port Moresby has a tropical savannah
climate with a dry season from the second part of May till November
and a wet season from December till the second part of April. Where
temperatures and hours of sunshine are concerned there are few
differences. Temperatures during the afternoon are 30-31 degrees
Celsius all year round. When the sun sets temperatures drop to 22-24
degrees Celsius. Humidity figures are high all year round in Port
Moresby. Humidity figures are highest during the wet season which
makes things feel muggy.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Port Moresby
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
31
23
6
21
29
February
31
23
6
19
29
March
31
23
6
20
29
April
30
23
6
18
29
May
30
24
6
16
28
June
29
23
6
13
27
July
29
22
6
12
26
August
29
22
7
10
25
September
30
22
7
12
26
October
31
23
7
11
27
November
31
23
7
12
28
December
31
23
6
16
29
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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