When to go · Mount Hagen

Mount Hagen in April

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Apr (rainy, higher risk of tribal clashes and flight cancellations).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
Crowds: Low; Papua New Guinea overall
Prices: Medium; Papua New Guinea overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Mount Hagen

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Apr (rainy, higher risk of tribal clashes and flight cancellations).

April is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Mount HagenHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 9 days
Highlands, Papua New Guinea · Goroka, Mount Hagen, Tari, Mount Wilhelmfine
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.

Papua New Guinea overall: Rain easing in the south; first Kokoda treks of the season.

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

First month

Second month

April: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Apr (rainy, higher risk of tribal clashes and flight cancellations).

May: Inside Mount Hagen's best window: May–Oct (dry season, before curfew intensifies).

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