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When to go · Bulolo

Bulolo, month by month

Good months for Bulolo: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Wet season on the south coast and in the Highlands; roads and airstrips close after rain.30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Wettest stretch in Port Moresby; fine for some island dive areas — ask operators.30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  3. MarchMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Rain continues; Easter may fall late in the month.31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
  4. AprilMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Rain easing in the south; first Kokoda treks of the season.31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry season starts in Port Moresby; quiet month before the show season.32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
  6. JuneGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Good for Kokoda and the Highlands; Trobriand yam harvest season begins (check).32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry in the south and Highlands; National Mask Festival in Kokopo (check dates).32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  8. AugustGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Mount Hagen Show and Kokoda peak; book flights and lodges months ahead.32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Independence Day (16 Sep), the Goroka Show and Hiri Moale; the busiest and best-known month.31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Still mostly dry; good diving conditions begin in many island areas.31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Kenu and Kundu Festival in Alotau; rain builds late in the month in the south.30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Wet season returns; Christmas travel fills flights and slows services.30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    May: Good

    Jun: Good

  • Daytime high

    May: 32 °C (90 °F)

    Jun: 32 °C (90 °F)

  • Night low

    May: 26 °C (79 °F)

    Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)

  • Rain days

    May: 14 (better)

    Jun: 15

  • Crowds

    May: Low

    Jun: Medium

  • Prices

    May: Medium

    Jun: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    May: 0

    Jun: 0

May: Outside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry season starts in Port Moresby; quiet month before the show season.

June: Outside the best window (check). Across Papua New Guinea: Good for Kokoda and the Highlands; Trobriand yam harvest season begins (check).

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