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Weather in January in Highlands Region

Thinking about venturing to Highlands Region this January and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Highlands Region in January?

Highlands Region is a region in Papua New Guinea. January 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 13°C in Mount Hagen.

Precipitation

In January, precipitation varies across different areas. From heavy rainfall in Misima Island with an average of 262 mm to heavy rainfall in Mount Hagen with 560 mm.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Highlands Region in January, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Highlands Region climate page.

Where to go in Highlands Region in January

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

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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).

Popular destinations

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

Mount Hagen

In January Mount Hagen generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 23°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 13°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
<<   December December
<<  
23°C 
13°C 
484 mm 
22 days 
poor 
January January
23°C 
13°C 
560 mm 
25 days 
poor 
February   >> February
>>  
23°C 
14°C 
598 mm 
24 days 
poor 
Climate in Mount Hagen

Misima Island

In January 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
<<   December December
<<  
30°C 
27°C 
187 mm 
17 days 
unpleasant 
January January
30°C 
27°C 
262 mm 
21 days 
poor 
February   >> February
>>  
30°C 
27°C 
299 mm 
20 days 
poor 
Climate in Misima Island

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Is January the best time to visit Highlands Region?

In our opinion, January may not be the ideal time to visit Highlands Region due to the typically 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.

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