Goroka weather in November

In November, Goroka sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 235 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of November to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Goroka's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goroka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
235 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
89%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Goroka is Capital city of Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical November day in Goroka reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Goroka weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°42528.512.33.7
Feb24° / 16°41326.712.23.6
Mar24° / 16°41729.6123.6
Apr23° / 15°25726.311.93.9
May24° / 15°1512211.74.8
Jun23° / 15°8816.711.75.5
Jul23° / 14°9616.611.75.5
Aug23° / 14°11218.111.85.4
Sep24° / 14°12919.5125.1
Oct24° / 15°16923.312.14.6
Nov24° / 15°23525.912.34.1
Dec24° / 16°32828.312.33.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Goroka gets around 235 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
181
281
382
482
583
683
784
885
985
1086
1186
1287
1387
1487
1587
1687
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1887
1987
2087
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2588
2688
2788
2888
2988
3088

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1130690
2129700
3129700
4128710
5127720
6127720
7126730
8125740
9124750
10123760
11122770
12122770
13121780
14120790
15120790
16119800
17119800
18118810
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20117820
21117820
22116830
23116821
24115831
25115831
26114841
27114841
28114841
29113851
30113851

Wind in November

Winds average 3 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of November to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:556:09
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412.25:556:09
512.25:556:09
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2812.35:586:17
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
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105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Goroka

In seasonPeak

In November, Goroka sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Goroka's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Goroka?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Goroka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Goroka in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Goroka sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Goroka in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Goroka peaks around March 11 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 18Jun 20UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Goroka in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Goroka is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.5× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1839 µg/m³Jan 246 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May9Good
Jun19Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Goroka?

Goroka sits at 6.1°S, 145.4°E, 1,574 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Madang, 106 km away.

MadangMount HagenBuloloMendiLaeWewakDaruPort Moresby

Topography around Goroka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Goroka.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goroka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m around an average of 1,549 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,179 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,443 m.

The land around Goroka is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
335 m
16 km
2,179 m
80 km
4,443 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Madang 106 km · Mount Hagen 130 km · Bulolo 186 km · Mendi 191 km · Lae 191 km · Wewak 342 km · Daru 410 km · Port Moresby 424 km

Papua New Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type I
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,020
2025
Homicide rate
9.3
per 100k, 2010
Road deaths
12.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 64%Roman Catholic 26%other Christian 5%non-Christian 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Goroka (-6.085°, 145.3867°, elevation 1,574 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).