When to go · Tufi

Tufi in February

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, rough seas).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 17
Crowds: Low; Papua New Guinea overall
Prices: Medium; Papua New Guinea overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Tufi

Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, rough seas).

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

TufiHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 17 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: Wettest stretch in Port Moresby; fine for some island dive areas — ask operators.

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

First month

Second month

February: Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, rough seas).

September: Inside Tufi's best window: Sep–Dec.

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