Port Moresby — time and weather
Port Moresby is a city in Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone. This page shows the current local time in Port Moresby and the current weather: temperature, precipitation and wind speed.
About the time in Port Moresby
Local time in Port Moresby is based on the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone. Daylight saving time, where it applies in this region, is handled automatically. The current offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is shown next to the clock. The time on this page updates every second and is synced with your device clock.
About the country and city
Papua New Guinea (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.
More about the country: Papua New Guinea →What to see in Port Moresby
Sights and historical places
- Hohola Mosque
- Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery
Climate in Port Moresby: month by month
The warmest month in Port Moresby is November, with average daytime highs of 30.9 °C; the coolest is June, around 29.1 °C by day and 23.8 °C at night. Rainfall peaks in March (~238 mm) and is lowest in August (~44 mm).
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 24 | 227 | 22 |
| February | 30 | 24 | 228 | 19 |
| March | 30 | 24 | 238 | 25 |
| April | 30 | 24 | 218 | 25 |
| May | 30 | 24 | 160 | 19 |
| June | 29 | 24 | 79 | 14 |
| July | 29 | 24 | 60 | 14 |
| August | 29 | 24 | 44 | 11 |
| September | 30 | 24 | 70 | 15 |
| October | 30 | 24 | 126 | 19 |
| November | 31 | 24 | 178 | 19 |
| December | 31 | 24 | 197 | 22 |
Averages computed from daily observations 2021–2025 (Open-Meteo archive). Useful for trip planning, not a forecast for a specific date.
Good to know: sun, seasons and time differences
Based on 2021–2025 climate normals, the most comfortable months to visit Port Moresby are June–August: pleasant daytime temperatures and less rain than in the wettest months of the year.
Sun today in Port Moresby: Sunrise 06:20 · Sunset 18:10 · Day length 11:49
Time difference from Port Moresby right now:
| New York | +14 h |
| London | +9 h |
| Dubai | +6 h |
| Tokyo | +1 h |
| Paris | +8 h |
| Sydney | same time |