When to go · Kimbe

Kimbe in March

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

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
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 March for Kimbe in this guide.

Long-term averages

KimbeHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 10 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: Rain continues; Easter may fall late in the month.

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

First month

Second month

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

February: 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.