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Weather in February in Highlands Region

Are you planning a trip a to Highlands Region in February and wondering what kind of weather to expect? This page has all the details you need.

What is the weather like in Highlands Region in February?

Highlands Region is a region in Papua New Guinea. February in Highlands Region generally has warm temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

The average maximum temperatures are warm and range from 23°C in Mount Hagen to 30°C in Misima Island. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 27°C in Misima Island and 14°C in Mount Hagen.

For specific regional insights in Highlands Region, refer to the map provided below.

Precipitation

In February, precipitation varies across different areas. From heavy rainfall in Misima Island with an average of 299 mm to heavy rainfall in Mount Hagen with 598 mm. Looking at the climate data spanning the last 30 years, this month sees the heaviest rainfall of the year in Mount Hagen.

For more details on the yearly climate, visit our Highlands Region climate page.

Where to go in Highlands Region in February

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Highlands Region on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more details.

Weather conditions Weather
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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

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Check the conditions for any month of the year.

For a detailed overview over the year and the best time to visit Papua New Guinea, check out our Highlands Region's climate page.

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in February for the 2 most popular destinations in Highlands Region?

Mount Hagen

In February Mount Hagen generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 23°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 14°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Mount Hagen
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   January January
<<  
23°C 
13°C 
560 mm 
25 days 
poor 
February February
23°C 
14°C 
598 mm 
24 days 
poor 
March   >> March
>>  
23°C 
14°C 
541 mm 
25 days 
poor 
Climate in Mount Hagen

Misima Island

In February Misima Island generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 30°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 27°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Misima Island
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   January January
<<  
30°C 
27°C 
262 mm 
21 days 
poor 
February February
30°C 
27°C 
299 mm 
20 days 
poor 
March   >> March
>>  
29°C 
26°C 
306 mm 
21 days 
poor 
Climate in Misima Island

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Highlands Region, in Papua New Guinea.

Is February the best time to visit Highlands Region?

In our view, February might not be the best time to travel to Highlands Region with often poor weather in Mount Hagen.

On average, the best time to visit Highlands Region is in June, July and August with generally unpleasant weather in Mount Hagen.

Interested in more climate information?

We have much more information about the climate in Highlands Region.

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