When to go · Mount Hagen

Mount Hagen in December

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

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 12
Crowds: Medium; 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).

December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Mount HagenHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 12 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.

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

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

First month

Second month

December: 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.