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Mount Hagen in November

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) / 24°C (75°F)
average high / low
Rain days
11
Crowds
Low
Papua New Guinea overall
Prices
Medium
Papua New Guinea overall

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).

Is another month better than November?

November is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in November

Long-term averages
  • Mount HagenHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 11 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.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Papua New Guinea overall
Low
Prices · Papua New Guinea overall
Medium

Papua New Guinea overall: Kenu and Kundu Festival in Alotau; rain builds late in the month in the south.

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Nov: Avoid

    May: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Nov: 29 °C (84 °F)

    May: 31 °C (88 °F)

  • Night low

    Nov: 24 °C (75 °F)

    May: 25 °C (77 °F)

  • Rain days

    Nov: 11

    May: 8 (better)

  • Crowds

    Nov: Low

    May: Low

  • Prices

    Nov: Medium

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Nov: 0

    May: 0

November: 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.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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