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Weather in May in Highlands Region

Considering a trip to Highlands Region this May and wondering about the expected weather conditions? Find all the crucial information you need right here, addressing your question:

What is the weather like in Highlands Region in May?

Highlands Region is a region in Papua New Guinea. May 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 29°C in Misima Island. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 26°C in Misima Island and 13°C in Mount Hagen.

Precipitation

In May, precipitation varies across different areas. From heavy rainfall in Misima Island with an average of 270 mm to heavy rainfall in Mount Hagen with 293 mm.

For specific regional insights in Highlands Region for May, refer to the map provided below. For an in-depth overview of the yearly weather conditions, do visit our Highlands Region climate page.

Where to go in Highlands Region in May

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 May for the 2 most popular destinations in Highlands Region?

Mount Hagen

In May 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
<<   April April
<<  
23°C 
14°C 
456 mm 
24 days 
poor 
23°C 
13°C 
293 mm 
25 days 
poor 
June   >> June
>>  
22°C 
13°C 
221 mm 
24 days 
Climate in Mount Hagen

Misima Island

In May Misima Island generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 26°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
<<   April April
<<  
29°C 
26°C 
300 mm 
20 days 
poor 
29°C 
26°C 
270 mm 
20 days 
poor 
June   >> June
>>  
28°C 
26°C 
228 mm 
17 days 
Climate in Misima Island

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Is May the best time to visit Highlands Region?

Given the typically poor weather conditions in Mount Hagen, May may not be the ideal time to visit Highlands Region.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in June, July and August offering mostly unpleasant weather in Mount Hagen.

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