Gurney weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Gurney is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with August and October close behind. Gurney averages about 2,236 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 108 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,236
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 72/100
- Rain / year
- 2,035 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 20 m
When is the best time to visit Gurney?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gurney is December, then August and October. The dullest month is January (64/100, 205 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gurney?
Gurney gets a moderate 2,236 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 8 Sunshine Score points separate December from January. It ranks #6 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 2,035 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 | 27° / 81°F | 205 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 182 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 235 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 199 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 183 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 201 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 65 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 147 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 68 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 132 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 158 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 142 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 143 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 108 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Gurney by month
The sea off Gurney is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 27°C / 81°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 · 355 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 882 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 1,065 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 1,069 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 1,105 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 1,127 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tufi Papua New Guinea · 177 km · 2,222 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Losuia Papua New Guinea · 217 km · 2,094 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Misima Papua New Guinea · 277 km · 2,453 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Popondetta Papua New Guinea · 278 km · 2,179 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tapini Papua New Guinea · 427 km · 2,340 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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