When to go · Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea in February
Mixed month. Wettest stretch in Port Moresby; fine for some island dive areas — ask operators.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Papua New Guinea
- Prices
- Medium
- Papua New Guinea
Verdict
Wettest stretch in Port Moresby; fine for some island dive areas — ask operators.
Weather in February
- Port Moresby and the south coast · Port Moresby, Central Province, Kokoda Trackrainy
Rain shadow: the capital is dry May–November and wet and humid December–April; the Kokoda Track trekking season is April–November, busiest June–September.
- Highlands · Goroka, Mount Hagen, Tari, Mount Wilhelmrainy
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.
- North coast and Sepik · Madang, Wewak, the Sepik Riverrainy
Hot and humid all year; the river runs high in the wet season and villages flood, while very low water late in the dry season can stop boats on side channels.
- Islands and Milne Bay · Rabaul, Kimbe, Kavieng, Alotau, Tufirainy
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).
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Papua New Guinea
- Low
- Prices · Papua New Guinea
- Medium
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast