When to go · Tufi
Tufi in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Sep–Dec). 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) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Low
- Papua New Guinea overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Papua New Guinea overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Sep–Dec). 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
- TufiHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 14 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 Tufi, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Sep: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Sep: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Sep: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
May: 14
Sep: 9 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Sep: High
Prices
May: Medium
Sep: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Sep: 1
May: Outside the best window (Sep–Dec). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry season starts in Port Moresby; quiet month before the show season.
September: Inside Tufi's best window: Sep–Dec.
Tufi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast