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When to go · Alotau

Alotau in September

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
15
Crowds
High
Papua New Guinea overall
Prices
High
Papua New Guinea overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Alotau

Inside Alotau's best window: Sep–Nov.

Is another month better than September?

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

Weather in September

Long-term averages
  • AlotauHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 15 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.

  • Independence Day, Goroka Show and Hiri Moale big impact

    Mid-September, around 16 Sep · Papua New Guinea

    The Goroka Show fills every bed in town; Port Moresby holds the Hiri Moale festival of canoes and dances; offices close for several days.

Crowds and prices

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

Papua New Guinea overall: Independence Day (16 Sep), the Goroka Show and Hiri Moale; the busiest and best-known month.

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

    Sep: Great

    Oct: Great

  • Daytime high

    Sep: 30 °C (86 °F)

    Oct: 30 °C (86 °F)

  • Night low

    Sep: 22 °C (72 °F)

    Oct: 22 °C (72 °F)

  • Rain days

    Sep: 15

    Oct: 13 (better)

  • Crowds

    Sep: High

    Oct: Medium

  • Prices

    Sep: High

    Oct: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 1

    Oct: 0

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

October: 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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