Destination guide — Papua New Guinea

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PAPUA , NEW GUINEA LIES WHOLLY WITHIN THE TROPICS AND ITS
CLIMATE IS MONSOONAL. TEMPERATURES ARE HIGH IN MOST LOWLANDS
AND ALONG THE COAST, AVERAGING ABOUT 27C DEGREES AND MUCH
COOLER IN THE HIGHLANDS AT ABOUT 16C DEGREES. THE NORTHWEST
MONSOON SEASON IS FROM DECEMBER TO MARCH; THE SOUTHWEST
MONSOON SEASON IS FROM MAY TO OCTOBER. RAINFALL USUALLY
EXCEEDS 1500MM EVERYWHERE EXCEPT IN A PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN
COAST.
CLOTHING: TROPICAL, LIGHTWEIGHT ARE RECOMMENDED WITH RAIN
APPAREL ALL YEAR ROUND. WARMER CLOTHING DESIRABLE IN THE
INTERIOR HIGHLANDS.

PORT MORESBY ALT 38M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 32 31 31 31 30 29 28 28 29 30 31 32
MIN C 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 24 24 24
RAIN MM 178 196 190 119 65 39 26 25 33 35 55 121
HUMIDITY AM 72 73 74 75 77 78 78 77 78 75 73 72
% PM 69 72 73 74 77 77 78 77 77 76 73 69
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