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Weather in October in Highlands Region

Planning a journey to Highlands Region this October and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Highlands Region in October?

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

Temperatures

The average maximum temperatures are warm and range from 22°C in Mount Hagen to 28°C in Misima Island. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 26°C in Misima Island and 13°C in Mount Hagen.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Highlands Region, check out the map below.

Precipitation

In October, precipitation varies across different areas. From heavy rainfall in Misima Island with an average of 180 mm to heavy rainfall in Mount Hagen with 358 mm.

For an in-depth overview of the yearly conditions, do visit our Highlands Region climate page.

Where to go in Highlands Region in October

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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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 October for the 2 most popular destinations in Highlands Region?

Mount Hagen

In October Mount Hagen generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 22°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
<<   September September
<<  
22°C 
12°C 
299 mm 
22 days 
poor 
October October
22°C 
13°C 
358 mm 
22 days 
poor 
November   >> November
>>  
23°C 
13°C 
370 mm 
23 days 
poor 
Climate in Mount Hagen

Misima Island

In October Misima Island generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 28°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 26°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are pleasant 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
<<   September September
<<  
28°C 
25°C 
181 mm 
16 days 
tolerable 
October October
28°C 
26°C 
180 mm 
17 days 
pleasant 
November   >> November
>>  
29°C 
26°C 
206 mm 
16 days 
unpleasant 
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 October the best time to visit Highlands Region?

In our opinion, October 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.

Interested in more climate information?

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