Vanimo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Vanimo is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with January and February close behind. Vanimo averages about 2,002 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 143 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,002
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 64/100
- Rain / year
- 2,410 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Vanimo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Vanimo is October, then January and February. The dullest month is January (63/100, 239 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Vanimo?
Vanimo gets a moderate 2,002 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 1 Sunshine Score points separate October from January. It ranks #26 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 2,410 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 | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 239 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 225 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 256 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 206 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 184 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 206 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 190 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 174 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 181 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 143 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 197 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 209 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Vanimo by month
The sea off Vanimo is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February 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
- Jayapura Indonesia · 88 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 304 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 656 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Manokwari Indonesia · 831 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 996 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Sorong Indonesia · 1,131 km · best in Jan · 2,389 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Oksibil Indonesia · 257 km · 1,906 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Wewak Papua New Guinea · 281 km · 2,009 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Tabubil Papua New Guinea · 288 km · 1,835 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Bokondini Indonesia · 312 km · 2,119 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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