Kerema weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Kerema is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with August and September close behind. Kerema averages about 1,926 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,926
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,374 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Kerema?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kerema is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (62/100, 183 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kerema?
Kerema gets a moderate 1,926 hours of sunshine a year. July (80/100) is noticeably better than January (62). It ranks #33 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,055 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 44% of the annual 1,374 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 183 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 160 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 255 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 149 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 108 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 75 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 80 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 55 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 56 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 78 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 65 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 71 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 80 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 112 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Kerema by month
The sea off Kerema 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 · 229 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 592 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 834 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 868 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 991 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 1,260 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Baimuru Papua New Guinea · 117 km · 2,060 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tapini Papua New Guinea · 141 km · 2,340 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kikori Papua New Guinea · 178 km · 2,059 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lae Papua New Guinea · 188 km · 1,939 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Goroka Papua New Guinea · 213 km · 2,038 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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