Kimbe in Spring
In spring (September, October and November), Kimbe sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 491 mm of rain over about 61 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Spring is Kimbe's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Kimbe has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Kimbe's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 25°C
- Rainfall
- 491 mm
- 61 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.1
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Kimbe in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.
A typical spring day in Kimbe reaches about 29°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.
How spring really feels in Kimbe
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 1 day that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Kimbe weather by month
How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 25° | 406 | 29.4 | 12.3 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 27° / 25° | 375 | 26.3 | 12.2 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 28° / 25° | 413 | 29.3 | 12 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 28° / 26° | 312 | 26.6 | 11.9 | 3.5 |
| May | 29° / 26° | 172 | 22.2 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| Jun | 28° / 26° | 154 | 17.5 | 11.7 | 4.5 |
| Jul | 28° / 25° | 163 | 16.1 | 11.7 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 28° / 25° | 156 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 5.2 |
| Sep | 28° / 25° | 161 | 17.5 | 12 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 29° / 25° | 148 | 19.8 | 12.1 | 4.2 |
| Nov | 29° / 26° | 183 | 24.1 | 12.3 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 28° / 26° | 324 | 28.2 | 12.3 | 3.4 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Kimbe gets around 491 mm of rain over 61 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 8 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Kimbe
In spring, Kimbe overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Kimbe sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Kimbe's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit Kimbe?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a reasonable time to visit Kimbe for sightseeing.
What to pack for Kimbe in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Kimbe sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 61 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Kimbe in Spring
The nearest coast averages about 30°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 29°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | Tropical |
| Feb | 30 | Tropical |
| Mar | 30 | Tropical |
| Apr | 30 | Tropical |
| May | 30 | Tropical |
| Jun | 30 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 30 | Tropical |
| Nov | 30 | Tropical |
| Dec | 30 | Tropical |
UV index in Kimbe in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kimbe peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (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) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 15 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Kimbe?
Kimbe sits at 5.6°S, 150.1°E, 27 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kokopo, 272 km away.
Topography around Kimbe
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kimbe.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimbe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,904 m.
The land around Kimbe is covered by trees (60%) and water (31%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (41%) within 80 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 Kimbe (-5.5508°, 150.1377°, elevation 27 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.