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Climate in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

The graphs below show the monthly weather averages over the year.

Average day and night temperature

The mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the year.

Monthly precipitation

The mean monthly precipitation over the year, including rain, snow, hail etc.

Weather Forecasts for Rabaul

Thu   Apr 25
31°C | 25°C
SE 11 km/h
7.3 mm
broken clouds and thunder

broken clouds and thunder

Fri   Apr 26
32°C | 24°C
E 14 km/h
6.9 mm
partly cloudy and thunder

partly cloudy and thunder

Sat   Apr 27
32°C | 25°C
E 14 km/h
22 mm
broken clouds and thunder

broken clouds and thunder

The best time of year to visit Rabaul in Papua New Guinea

Rabaul has high temperatures year round ranging between 28°C and 29°C.
The average rainfall figures in Rabaul are quite high. Throughout the year, you have a chance of prolonged precipitation. So no matter what time of year you go, you will always have to deal with a high number of rainy days. This makes it more challenging to point out the best time of year to visit. If we needed to pick one month we would choose June which is the sunniest month of the year.

Other facts from our historical weather data:

  • Which is the hottest month in Rabaul?
    November has an average maximum temperature of 30°C and is the hottest month of the year.
  • Which is the coolest month in Rabaul?
    The coolest month is August with an average maximum temperature of 29°C.
  • Which is the wettest month in Rabaul?
    March tops the wettest month list with 325 mm of rainfall.
  • Which is the driest month in Rabaul?
    September is the driest month with 156 mm of precipitation.
  • Which is the sunniest month in Rabaul?
    June is the sunniest month with an average of 210 hours of sunshine.

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