When to go · Kimbe

Kimbe in February

Great month. Inside Kimbe's best window: mid‑Aug to late‑Dec and Feb to May/Jun.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 12
Crowds: Low; Papua New Guinea overall
Prices: Medium; Papua New Guinea overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Kimbe

Inside Kimbe's best window: mid‑Aug to late‑Dec and Feb to May/Jun.

No other month rates higher than February for Kimbe in this guide.

Long-term averages

KimbeHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 12 days
Islands and Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea · Rabaul, Kimbe, Kavieng, Alotau, Tufirainy
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).

Papua New Guinea overall: Wettest stretch in Port Moresby; fine for some island dive areas — ask operators.

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

First month

Second month

February: Inside Kimbe's best window: mid‑Aug to late‑Dec and Feb to May/Jun.

March: Inside Kimbe's best window: mid‑Aug to late‑Dec and Feb to May/Jun.

Kimbe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.