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When to go · Alotau

Alotau in November

Great month. Inside Alotau's best window: Sep–Nov.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
30°C (86°F) / 22°C (72°F)
average high / low
Rain days
12
Crowds
Low
Papua New Guinea overall
Prices
Medium
Papua New Guinea overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Alotau

Inside Alotau's best window: Sep–Nov.

Is another month better than November?

No other month rates higher than November for Alotau in this guide.

Weather in November

Long-term averages
  • AlotauHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 12 days
  • Islands and Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea · Rabaul, Kimbe, Kavieng, Alotau, Tufibest weather

    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.

  • Kenu and Kundu Festival (Alotau)

    Early November (check) · Papua New Guinea

    War canoe races and drumming in Milne Bay; Alotau guesthouses fill.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Papua New Guinea overall
Low
Prices · Papua New Guinea overall
Medium

Papua New Guinea overall: Kenu and Kundu Festival in Alotau; rain builds late in the month in the south.

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Nov: Great

    Sep: Great

  • Daytime high

    Nov: 30 °C (86 °F)

    Sep: 30 °C (86 °F)

  • Night low

    Nov: 22 °C (72 °F)

    Sep: 22 °C (72 °F)

  • Rain days

    Nov: 12 (better)

    Sep: 15

  • Crowds

    Nov: Low

    Sep: High

  • Prices

    Nov: Medium

    Sep: High

  • Festivals listed

    Nov: 1

    Sep: 1

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

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

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

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Across Papua New Guinea in November →