When to go · Kainantu
Kainantu in September
Great month. Inside Kainantu's best window: May–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- High
- Papua New Guinea overall
- Prices
- High
- Papua New Guinea overall
Verdict
Inside Kainantu's best window: May–Oct.
Is another month better than September?
No other month rates higher than September for Kainantu in this guide.
Weather in September
- KainantuHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 16 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Independence Day, Goroka Show and Hiri Moale big impact
Mid-September, around 16 Sep · Papua New Guinea
The Goroka Show fills every bed in town; Port Moresby holds the Hiri Moale festival of canoes and dances; offices close for several days.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Papua New Guinea overall
- High
- Prices · Papua New Guinea overall
- High
Papua New Guinea overall: Independence Day (16 Sep), the Goroka Show and Hiri Moale; the busiest and best-known month.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kainantu, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Sep: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
May: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Night low
Sep: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 16
May: 13 (better)
Crowds
Sep: High
May: Low
Prices
Sep: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
May: 0
September: Inside Kainantu's best window: May–Oct.
May: Inside Kainantu's best window: May–Oct.
Kainantu: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast