When to go · Rabaul

Rabaul in October

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

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
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 October for Rabaul in this guide.

Long-term averages

RabaulHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 9 days
Islands and Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea · Rabaul, Kimbe, Kavieng, Alotau, Tufibest weather
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: Still mostly dry; good diving conditions begin in many island areas.

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

First month

Second month

October: 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.