Gasmata weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Gasmata is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 62/100), with February and March close behind. Gasmata averages about 1,882 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 309 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,882
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 62/100
- Rain / year
- 3,727 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Gasmata?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gasmata is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (62/100, 309 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gasmata?
Gasmata gets a moderate 1,882 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #36 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 3,727 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 | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 309 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 238 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 348 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 253 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 277 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 385 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 468 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 62 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 397 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 371 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 255 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 218 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 208 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Gasmata by month
The sea off Gasmata is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 28°C / 82°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
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 492 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 1,121 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 1,127 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 1,162 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 1,280 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 1,283 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kimbe Papua New Guinea · 90 km · 1,958 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Losuia Papua New Guinea · 262 km · 2,094 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kokopo Papua New Guinea · 312 km · 2,046 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Tufi Papua New Guinea · 331 km · 2,222 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Popondetta Papua New Guinea · 359 km · 2,179 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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