When to go · Rabaul
Rabaul in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun–Oct). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry season starts in Port Moresby; quiet month before the show season.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- Papua New Guinea overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Papua New Guinea overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Oct). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry season starts in Port Moresby; quiet month before the show season.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- RabaulHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 9 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).
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 Rabaul, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Jun: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jun: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jun: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Oct). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry season starts in Port Moresby; quiet month before the show season.
June: Inside Rabaul's best window: Jun–Oct.
Rabaul: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen