Wewak weather by month & the best time to visit

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

The best time to visit Wewak is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with February and March close behind. Wewak averages about 2,009 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 178 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,009

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

63/100

Rain / year

2,328 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

18k

Elevation

5 m

When is the best time to visit Wewak?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Wewak is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 178 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Wewak?

Wewak gets a moderate 2,009 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #24 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 2,328 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Wewak by month

The sea off Wewak is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January 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

• Jayapura Indonesia · 367 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
• Wamena Indonesia · 526 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
• Merauke Indonesia · 656 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
• Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 760 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
• Manokwari Indonesia · 1,110 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr
• Sorong Indonesia · 1,408 km · best in Jan · 2,389 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Wapenamanda Papua New Guinea · 229 km · 1,949 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 259 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Tari Papua New Guinea · 264 km · 2,016 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Vanimo Papua New Guinea · 281 km · 2,002 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Mendi Papua New Guinea · 285 km · 1,916 h sun/yr · best in Aug