Kiunga weather by month & the best time to visit
Papua New Guinea · small town · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Kiunga is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with February and March close behind. Kiunga averages about 2,004 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 336 mm of rain in January.
When is the best time to visit Kiunga?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kiunga is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 336 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kiunga?
Kiunga gets a moderate 2,004 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #25 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 4,121 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 336 mm | 11 |
| February | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 349 mm | 12 |
| March | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 462 mm | 11 |
| April | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 410 mm | 10 |
| May | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 401 mm | 9 |
| June | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 346 mm | 7 |
| July | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 225 mm | 7 |
| August | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 231 mm | 8 |
| September | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 313 mm | 9 |
| October | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 262 mm | 10 |
| November | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 355 mm | 10 |
| December | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 431 mm | 10 |
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Kiunga: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Kiunga?
Kiunga is a small town in Papua New Guinea with a tropical rainforest climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Kiunga get a year?
Kiunga gets about 2,004 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.
When is the best time to visit Kiunga?
The sunniest time to visit Kiunga is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 63/100 (with February and March close behind). Expect daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F.
What is the least sunny month in Kiunga?
January is the least sunny month in Kiunga, scoring 63/100 with about 336 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Kiunga?
The typical midday UV index in Kiunga peaks around 12 (extreme) in February, easing to about 7 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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