Papua New Guinea
About 8.61M people live in Papua New Guinea, on 462,840 km² in 22 regions; the capital is Port Moresby. The highest summit is Mount Wilhelm (4,509 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jul–Sep.
Papua New Guinea at a glance
The atlas follows 11,433 places here month by month, with 107 mountains and 1 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are July, August and September.
Papua New Guinea's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+597%1.54M in 1950 → 10.8M in 2025 → 14.9M in 2050Papua New Guinea · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Papua New Guinea
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Papua New Guinea
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
46OctoberLae
Port Moresby
41OctoberKimbe
52OctoberMount Hagen
Popondetta
Madang
Mendi
Goroka
22 regions
Papua New Guinea from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Papua New Guinea
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Papua New Guinea
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Papua New Guinea
1 monuments and 2 museums; the best known first.
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The festival year
What's on in Papua New Guinea
The ground and the sky in Papua New Guinea
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Papua New Guinea
2 large airports, 3 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.