When to go · Rabaul

Rabaul in July

Great month. Inside Rabaul's best window: Jun–Oct.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C); average high / low
Rain days: 7
Crowds: Medium; Papua New Guinea overall
Prices: Medium; Papua New Guinea overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Rabaul

Inside Rabaul's best window: Jun–Oct.

No other month rates higher than July for Rabaul in this guide.

Long-term averages

RabaulHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 7 days
Islands and Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea · 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).

Papua New Guinea overall: Dry in the south and Highlands; National Mask Festival in Kokopo (check dates).

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

First month

Second month

July: Inside Rabaul's best window: Jun–Oct.

June: Inside Rabaul's best window: Jun–Oct.

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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.