Daru weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Daru is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with September and July close behind. Daru averages about 2,450 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,450
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 1,559 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Daru?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Daru is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (66/100, 305 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Daru?
Daru gets a moderate 2,450 hours of sunshine a year. August (90/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #2 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,055 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 54% of the annual 1,559 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 305 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 246 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 286 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 266 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 74 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 107 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 84 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 50 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 34 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 17 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 20 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 33 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 54 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 141 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Daru by month
The sea off Daru is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 26°C / 79°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
- Merauke Indonesia · 313 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 442 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 727 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 782 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 909 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 1,194 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Saibai Australia · 72 km · 2,369 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Yorke Australia · 77 km · 2,451 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Darnley Australia · 83 km · 2,451 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Yam Australia · 102 km · 2,369 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Boigu Australia · 110 km · 2,369 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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