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When to go · Goroka

Goroka in September

Great month. Inside Goroka's best window: Check conditions before booking; the Goroka Show runs around 16 September.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
26°C (79°F) / 16°C (60°F)
average high / low
Rain days
21
Crowds
High
Papua New Guinea overall
Prices
High
Papua New Guinea overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Goroka

Inside Goroka's best window: Check conditions before booking; the Goroka Show runs around 16 September.

Is another month better than September?

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

Weather in September

Long-term averages
  • GorokaHighs around 26.2 °C (79 °F), lows around 15.6 °C (60 °F), rain on about 21 days
  • Highlands, Papua New Guinea · Goroka, Mount Hagen, Tari, Mount Wilhelmbest weather

    At 1,500–2,000 m days are mild and nights cool; rain falls in every month, least in June–September when the shows are held.

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 Goroka, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Sep: Great (better)

    May: Good

  • Daytime high

    Sep: 26.2 °C (79 °F)

    May: 26.3 °C (79 °F)

  • Night low

    Sep: 15.6 °C (60 °F)

    May: 15.4 °C (60 °F)

  • Rain days

    Sep: 21 (better)

    May: 22

  • Crowds

    Sep: High

    May: Low

  • Prices

    Sep: High

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 1

    May: 0

September: Inside Goroka's best window: Check conditions before booking; the Goroka Show runs around 16 September.

May: Outside the best window (Check conditions before booking; the Goroka Show runs around 16 September). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry season starts in Port Moresby; quiet month before the show season.

Goroka: 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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Across Papua New Guinea in September →