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Monthly climate in Goroka, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Goroka features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3386 mm (133.3 inches) and receives 304 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Goroka enjoys an average of 2663 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 45 minutes to 12 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Goroka, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Goroka are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 19 °C (67 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (65 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Goroka experiences 65 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Goroka, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Goroka, Papua New Guinea §

Goroka usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 29 rainy days and 466 mm (18.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Goroka are June, July and August. On average, 123 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Goroka, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 345 (13.6) 488 (19.2) 493 (19.4) 374 (14.7) 174 (6.9) 118 (4.6) 111 (4.4) 141 (5.6) 181 (7.1) 206 (8.1) 339 (13.3) 417 (16.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 28 31 29 25 18 19 22 25 26 28 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Goroka, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Goroka are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Goroka: January, February and March receive an average of 6 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Goroka, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182 191 188 198 232 235 248 251 238 248 221 225
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 25m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 57m 11h 49m 11h 45m 11h 47m 11h 54m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 22m 12h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Goroka, Papua New Guinea §

Goroka experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Goroka UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Goroka, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 18 18 17 14 12 13 15 16 16 15 15