Goroka in December

Outside the best window (Check conditions before booking; the Goroka Show runs around 16 September). Across Papua New Guinea: Wet season returns; Christmas travel fills flights and slows services.

December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• SeptemberGreatInside Goroka's best window: Check conditions before booking; the Goroka Show runs around 16 September.
• MayGoodOutside the best window (Check conditions before booking; the Goroka Show runs around 16 September). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry season starts in Port Moresby; quiet month before the show season.
• JuneGoodOutside the best window (Check conditions before booking; the Goroka Show runs around 16 September). Across Papua New Guinea: Good for Kokoda and the Highlands; Trobriand yam harvest season begins (check).
• JulyGoodOutside the best window (Check conditions before booking; the Goroka Show runs around 16 September). Across Papua New Guinea: Dry in the south and Highlands; National Mask Festival in Kokopo (check dates).

• GorokaHighs around 27.5 °C (82 °F), lows around 16.1 °C (61 °F), rain on about 23 daysHighs around 82 °F (27.5 °C), lows around 61 °F (16.1 °C), rain on about 23 days
• Highlands, Papua New Guinea · Goroka, Mount Hagen, Tari, Mount Wilhelmrainy

  At 1,500–2,000 m days are mild and nights cool; rain falls in every month, least in June–September when the shows are held.

Crowds · Papua New Guinea overall

Medium

Prices · Papua New Guinea overall

Medium

Papua New Guinea overall: Wet season returns; Christmas travel fills flights and slows services.

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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