Kavieng weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Kavieng is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with February and March close behind. Kavieng averages about 2,191 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 269 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,191
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 64/100
- Rain / year
- 2,658 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Kavieng?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kavieng is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (64/100, 269 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kavieng?
Kavieng gets a moderate 2,191 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #8 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 2,658 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 | 269 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 236 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 250 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 229 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 209 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 217 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 277 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 193 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 191 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 166 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 211 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 210 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Kavieng by month
The sea off Kavieng 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
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 860 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 1,143 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 1,274 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 1,326 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 1,327 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 1,683 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Londolovit Papua New Guinea · 209 km · 2,265 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kokopo Papua New Guinea · 262 km · 2,046 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kimbe Papua New Guinea · 324 km · 1,958 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Manus Island Papua New Guinea · 380 km · 2,141 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Gasmata Papua New Guinea · 414 km · 1,882 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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