Goroka weather in October

In October, Goroka sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 169 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Goroka's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goroka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 169 mm; 23.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:59 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; 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.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October 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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	15
2	24	15
3	24	15
4	24	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	15
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	15
13	24	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15
29	24	15
30	24	15
31	24	15

Goroka weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	425	28.5	12.3	3.7
Feb	24° / 16°	413	26.7	12.2	3.6
Mar	24° / 16°	417	29.6	12	3.6
Apr	23° / 15°	257	26.3	11.9	3.9
May	24° / 15°	151	22	11.7	4.8
Jun	23° / 15°	88	16.7	11.7	5.5
Jul	23° / 14°	96	16.6	11.7	5.5
Aug	23° / 14°	112	18.1	11.8	5.4
Sep	24° / 14°	129	19.5	12	5.1
Oct	24° / 15°	169	23.3	12.1	4.6
Nov	24° / 15°	235	25.9	12.3	4.1
Dec	24° / 16°	328	28.3	12.3	3.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	8	8	7	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	86	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	92	92	93	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	7	93
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Goroka gets around 169 mm of rain over 23.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	73
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	74
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	77
22	77
23	78
24	78
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	81

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	34	33	32	31	31
Humid (%)	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	57	57	59	59	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	68

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	46	50
2	4	46	50
3	4	46	50
4	5	45	50
5	5	45	50
6	5	45	50
7	6	44	50
8	6	44	50
9	6	43	51
10	6	43	51
11	6	42	52
12	6	42	52
13	6	41	53
14	6	41	53
15	6	40	54
16	6	40	54
17	5	40	55
18	5	40	55
19	4	39	57
20	4	39	57
21	3	38	59
22	3	38	59
23	2	37	61
24	2	36	62
25	2	35	63
26	1	35	64
27	1	34	65
28	1	33	66
29	1	32	67
30	1	31	68
31	1	31	68

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:06	6:09
2	12.1	6:05	6:09
3	12.1	6:05	6:09
4	12.1	6:04	6:09
5	12.1	6:04	6:08
6	12.1	6:03	6:08
7	12.1	6:03	6:08
8	12.1	6:03	6:08
9	12.1	6:02	6:08
10	12.1	6:02	6:08
11	12.1	6:01	6:08
12	12.1	6:01	6:08
13	12.1	6:01	6:08
14	12.1	6:00	6:08
15	12.1	6:00	6:08
16	12.1	5:59	6:08
17	12.1	5:59	6:08
18	12.1	5:59	6:08
19	12.2	5:58	6:08
20	12.2	5:58	6:08
21	12.2	5:58	6:08
22	12.2	5:58	6:08
23	12.2	5:57	6:08
24	12.2	5:57	6:08
25	12.2	5:57	6:08
26	12.2	5:57	6:08
27	12.2	5:56	6:08
28	12.2	5:56	6:08
29	12.2	5:56	6:08
30	12.2	5:56	6:08
31	12.2	5:56	6:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.32 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — October's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Goroka

In seasonPeak

None of Goroka's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Rainy season

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Goroka?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Goroka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Goroka in October

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

In October, Goroka sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Goroka in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	17	18	16	13	11	12	13	15	15	15	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Goroka in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	6	7	7	9	19	41	27	19	13	10	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	7	Good

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.

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

trees 71%

16 km

2,179 m

trees 76%

80 km

4,443 m

trees 84%

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← September Goroka year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	15
2	24	15
3	24	15
4	24	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	15
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	15
13	24	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15
29	24	15
30	24	15
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	7	93
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	73
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	74
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	77
22	77
23	78
24	78
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	81

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	46	50
2	4	46	50
3	4	46	50
4	5	45	50
5	5	45	50
6	5	45	50
7	6	44	50
8	6	44	50
9	6	43	51
10	6	43	51
11	6	42	52
12	6	42	52
13	6	41	53
14	6	41	53
15	6	40	54
16	6	40	54
17	5	40	55
18	5	40	55
19	4	39	57
20	4	39	57
21	3	38	59
22	3	38	59
23	2	37	61
24	2	36	62
25	2	35	63
26	1	35	64
27	1	34	65
28	1	33	66
29	1	32	67
30	1	31	68
31	1	31	68

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	15
2	24	15
3	24	15
4	24	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	15
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	15
13	24	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15
29	24	15
30	24	15
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	7	93
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	73
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	74
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	77
22	77
23	78
24	78
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	81

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	46	50
2	4	46	50
3	4	46	50
4	5	45	50
5	5	45	50
6	5	45	50
7	6	44	50
8	6	44	50
9	6	43	51
10	6	43	51
11	6	42	52
12	6	42	52
13	6	41	53
14	6	41	53
15	6	40	54
16	6	40	54
17	5	40	55
18	5	40	55
19	4	39	57
20	4	39	57
21	3	38	59
22	3	38	59
23	2	37	61
24	2	36	62
25	2	35	63
26	1	35	64
27	1	34	65
28	1	33	66
29	1	32	67
30	1	31	68
31	1	31	68

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	15
2	24	15
3	24	15
4	24	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	15
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	15
13	24	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15
29	24	15
30	24	15
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	7	93
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	73
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	74
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	77
22	77
23	78
24	78
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	81

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	46	50
2	4	46	50
3	4	46	50
4	5	45	50
5	5	45	50
6	5	45	50
7	6	44	50
8	6	44	50
9	6	43	51
10	6	43	51
11	6	42	52
12	6	42	52
13	6	41	53
14	6	41	53
15	6	40	54
16	6	40	54
17	5	40	55
18	5	40	55
19	4	39	57
20	4	39	57
21	3	38	59
22	3	38	59
23	2	37	61
24	2	36	62
25	2	35	63
26	1	35	64
27	1	34	65
28	1	33	66
29	1	32	67
30	1	31	68
31	1	31	68