Buka weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Buka is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with February and March close behind. Buka averages about 2,119 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 272 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,119
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 64/100
- Rain / year
- 3,206 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 54k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Buka?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Buka is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (64/100, 272 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Buka?
Buka gets a moderate 2,119 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #13 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 3,206 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 272 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 263 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 250 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 250 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 272 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 313 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 341 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 300 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 258 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 253 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 222 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 212 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Buka by month
The sea off Buka is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in August at 30°C / 86°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 742 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 935 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 1,601 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 1,602 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 1,610 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 1,748 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kieta Papua New Guinea · 153 km · 1,996 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Ballalae Solomon Islands · 220 km · 1,996 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Choiseul Bay Solomon Islands · 238 km · 2,099 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Stirling Island Solomon Islands · 243 km · 2,318 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kokopo Papua New Guinea · 281 km · 2,046 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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