When to go · Alotau

Alotau in December

Mixed month. Outside the best window (Sep–Nov). Across Papua New Guinea: Wet season returns; Christmas travel fills flights and slows services.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C); average high / low
Rain days: 14
Crowds: Medium; Papua New Guinea overall
Prices: Medium; Papua New Guinea overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedPapua New Guinea month rating

Outside the best window (Sep–Nov). Across Papua New Guinea: Wet season returns; Christmas travel fills flights and slows services.

December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

AlotauHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 14 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).

Papua New Guinea overall: Wet season returns; Christmas travel fills flights and slows services.

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

First month

Second month

December: Outside the best window (Sep–Nov). Across Papua New Guinea: Wet season returns; Christmas travel fills flights and slows services.

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

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