Kokopo weather by month & the best time to visit

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Kokopo is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with February and March close behind. Kokopo averages about 2,046 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 247 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,046

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

63/100

Rain / year

2,355 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

26k

Elevation

9 m

When is the best time to visit Kokopo?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kokopo is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 247 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kokopo?

Kokopo gets a moderate 2,046 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #21 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 2,355 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Kokopo by month

The sea off Kokopo is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 29°C / 84°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 · 804 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
• Honiara Solomon Islands · 1,019 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
• Jayapura Indonesia · 1,331 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
• Merauke Indonesia · 1,401 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
• Wamena Indonesia · 1,489 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
• Cairns Australia · 1,571 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Londolovit Papua New Guinea · 147 km · 2,265 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Kimbe Papua New Guinea · 252 km · 1,958 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Kavieng Papua New Guinea · 262 km · 2,191 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Buka Papua New Guinea · 281 km · 2,119 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Gasmata Papua New Guinea · 312 km · 1,882 h sun/yr · best in Jan