When to go · Mount Hagen
Mount Hagen in May
Great month. Inside Mount Hagen's best window: May–Oct (dry season, before curfew intensifies).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Low
- Papua New Guinea overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Papua New Guinea overall
Verdict
Inside Mount Hagen's best window: May–Oct (dry season, before curfew intensifies).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Mount Hagen in this guide.
Weather in May
- Mount HagenHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Highlands, Papua New Guinea · Goroka, Mount Hagen, Tari, Mount Wilhelmfine
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Papua New Guinea overall
- Low
- Prices · Papua New Guinea overall
- Medium
Papua New Guinea overall: Dry season starts in Port Moresby; quiet month before the show season.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mount Hagen, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jun: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Night low
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Rain days
May: 8
Jun: 7 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Inside Mount Hagen's best window: May–Oct (dry season, before curfew intensifies).
June: Inside Mount Hagen's best window: May–Oct (dry season, before curfew intensifies).
Mount Hagen: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen