Papua New Guinea in July

Dry in the south and Highlands; National Mask Festival in Kokopo (check dates).

• Port Moresby and the south coast · Port Moresby, Central Province, Kokoda Trackbest weather

  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 Wilhelmcool

  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 Riverbest weather

  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, Tufifine

  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).

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.

• National Remembrance Day

  23 Jul

  War memorial ceremonies, including at Bomana and Kokoda.

Crowds · Papua New Guinea

Medium

Prices · Papua New Guinea

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• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Port Moresby and the south coast

  Best weather of the year (Port Moresby, Central Province, Kokoda Track)

• North coast and Sepik

  Best weather of the year (Madang, Wewak, the Sepik River)

• Port Moresby

  Dry and warmer.