Port Moresby in December

Wet; Christmas travel fills flights.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatDry; Queen's Birthday holiday in June.
• JulyGreatDry and warmer.
• AugustGreatDry; the Mount Hagen Show fills flights to the Highlands.
• SeptemberGreatDry; Independence Day on Sep 16 and Goroka Show.

• Port MoresbyHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 9 days
• Port Moresby and the south coast, Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby, Central Province, Kokoda Trackhot

  Rain shadow: the capital is dry May–November and wet and humid December–April; the Kokoda Track trekking season is April–November, busiest June–September.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Christmas

  25 December · Citywide

  Public holiday; flights and hotels fill.

Crowds · Papua New Guinea overall

Medium

Prices · Papua New Guinea overall

Medium

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

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

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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