Goroka weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Goroka is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with July and September close behind. Goroka averages about 2,038 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 64 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

2,038

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

79/100

Rain / year

1,533 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

19k

Elevation

1,585 m

When is the best time to visit Goroka?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Goroka is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (63/100, 189 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Goroka?

Goroka gets a moderate 2,038 hours of sunshine a year. August (79/100) is noticeably better than January (63). It ranks #22 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 1,533 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 425 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
• Merauke Indonesia · 612 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
• Jayapura Indonesia · 666 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
• Wamena Indonesia · 747 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
• Cairns Australia · 1,201 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
• Manokwari Indonesia · 1,385 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kundiawa Papua New Guinea · 47 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Madang Papua New Guinea · 107 km · 2,125 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 124 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Lae Papua New Guinea · 157 km · 1,939 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Baimuru Papua New Guinea · 169 km · 2,060 h sun/yr · best in Aug