Papua New Guinea Weather
News from Papua New Guinea
The short of it: Wanted Weather covers 55 towns in Papua New Guinea. 9 warnings are in force among the 10 largest towns as of 17:21 UTC. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models; TerraClimate normals 1991–2020.
Warnings are in force for 8 of the 10 largest towns.
The Gazette carries the weather for 55 towns in Papua New Guinea, from Lorengau in the north to Samarai in the south. The largest is Port Moresby, home to some 284k souls.
Among the larger towns, Morehead runs hottest, with summer highs near 33°, and Porgera coldest, with winter nights near 9°. Finschhafen is the wettest at about 5594 mm a year, Port Moresby the driest at 1499 mm.
The Largest Towns
Conditions now| Town | Sky | Now | High / Low |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port MoresbyNational Capital, Papua New Guinea | Overcast | 27° | 29° / 27° |
| LaeMorobe Province, Papua New Guinea | Overcast | 26° | 30° / 26° |
| ArawaBougainville, Papua New Guinea | Overcast | 27° | 30° / 26° |
| Mount HagenWestern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea | Fog | 16° | 25° / 16° |
| PopondettaOro Province, Papua New Guinea | Fog | 24° | 33° / 24° |
| MadangMadang Province, Papua New Guinea | Overcast | 28° | 30° / 27° |
| KokopoEast New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea | Partly cloudy | 26° | 33° / 26° |
| MendiSouthern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea | Fog | 14° | 23° / 13° |
| KimbeWest New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea | Partly cloudy | 26° | 33° / 25° |
| GorokaEastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea | Overcast | 16° | 29° / 14° |
Regions of Papua New Guinea
22 regions · largest town in each| Region | Largest town | Towns |
|---|---|---|
| National Capital | Port Moresby | 1 |
| Morobe Province | Lae | 4 |
| Bougainville | Arawa | 6 |
| Western Highlands Province | Mount Hagen | 1 |
| Oro Province | Popondetta | 2 |
| Madang Province | Madang | 1 |
| East New Britain Province | Kokopo | 2 |
| Southern Highlands Province | Mendi | 2 |
| West New Britain Province | Kimbe | 2 |
| Eastern Highlands Province | Goroka | 2 |
| East Sepik Province | Wewak | 2 |
| Western Province | Daru | 5 |
| New Ireland | Kavieng | 3 |
| Sandaun Province | Vanimo | 2 |
| Milne Bay Province | Alotau | 3 |
| Chimbu Province | Kundiawa | 1 |
| Hela Province | Tari | 1 |
| Manus Province | Lorengau | 1 |
| Gulf Province | Kerema | 8 |
| Enga Province | Wabag | 3 |
| Other | Bereina | 2 |
| Jiwaka Province | Kurumul | 1 |
Every Town in Papua New Guinea
55 towns · largest firstPort Moresby · Lae · Arawa · Mount Hagen · Popondetta · Madang · Kokopo · Mendi · Kimbe · Goroka · Wewak · Bulolo · Daru · Wau · Kavieng · Kiunga · Vanimo · Tabubil · Alotau · Kundiawa · Kainantu · Tari · Rabaul · Ialibu · Kokoda · Lorengau · Kerema · Aitape · Wabag · Kieta · Panguna · Kulumadau · Morehead · Ambunti · Uritai · Popo · Londolovit · Samarai · Porgera · Bereina · Namatanai · Silo Number 1 · Lelefiru · Finschhafen · Kandrian · Olsobip · Uamai Number 1 · Laiagam · Kukipi · Buin · Ihu · Manumu · Wakunai · Buka · Kurumul