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When to go · Alotau

Alotau in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rain may affect boat trips).

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
29°C (84°F) / 21°C (70°F)
average high / low
Rain days
18
Crowds
High
Papua New Guinea overall
Prices
High
Papua New Guinea overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Alotau

Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rain may affect boat trips).

Is another month better than August?

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in August

Long-term averages
  • AlotauHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 18 days
  • Islands and Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea · Rabaul, Kimbe, Kavieng, Alotau, Tufifine

    Rain patterns differ by island; many dive operators rate September–December as the calmest and clearest window. Milne Bay is the only part of PNG regularly brushed by cyclones (roughly December–April).

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Mount Hagen Cultural Show big impact

    Mid-August (check dates) · Papua New Guinea

    Hundreds of clan groups in bilas (dress) perform; Mount Hagen hotels and Highlands flights sell out months ahead.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Papua New Guinea overall
High
Prices · Papua New Guinea overall
High

Papua New Guinea overall: Mount Hagen Show and Kokoda peak; book flights and lodges months ahead.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Alotau, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Aug: Avoid

    Sep: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Aug: 29 °C (84 °F)

    Sep: 30 °C (86 °F)

  • Night low

    Aug: 21 °C (70 °F)

    Sep: 22 °C (72 °F)

  • Rain days

    Aug: 18

    Sep: 15 (better)

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    Sep: High

  • Prices

    Aug: High

    Sep: High

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 1

    Sep: 1

August: Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rain may affect boat trips).

September: Inside Alotau's best window: Sep–Nov.

Alotau: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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