Sunshine Atlas

Lake Murray weather by month & the best time to visit

Papua New Guinea · small town · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Lake Murray is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with February and March close behind. Lake Murray averages about 2,055 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 329 mm of rain in January.

When is the best time to visit Lake Murray?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Lake Murray is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 329 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Lake Murray?

Lake Murray gets a moderate 2,055 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #19 of 37 destinations in Papua New Guinea for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 3,362 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 6363February: 63March: 63April: 63May: 63June: 63July: 63August: 63September: 63October: 63November: 63December: 63JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January63 29° / 84°F25° / 77°F 329 mm11
February63 29° / 84°F24° / 75°F 328 mm12
March63 28° / 82°F24° / 75°F 434 mm11
April63 28° / 82°F24° / 75°F 362 mm10
May63 28° / 82°F24° / 75°F 311 mm9
June63 28° / 82°F23° / 73°F 248 mm7
July63 27° / 81°F22° / 72°F 165 mm8
August63 28° / 82°F22° / 72°F 172 mm8
September63 29° / 84°F23° / 73°F 215 mm9
October63 30° / 86°F24° / 75°F 187 mm10
November63 30° / 86°F24° / 75°F 263 mm10
December63 29° / 84°F25° / 77°F 348 mm10

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Lake Murray: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Lake Murray?

Lake Murray is a small town in Papua New Guinea with a tropical rainforest climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Lake Murray get a year?

Lake Murray gets about 2,055 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.

When is the best time to visit Lake Murray?

The sunniest time to visit Lake Murray 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 Lake Murray?

January is the least sunny month in Lake Murray, scoring 63/100 with about 329 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Lake Murray?

The typical midday UV index in Lake Murray 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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