Kokopo weather in June

In June, Kokopo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 120 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kokopo's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kokopo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
5th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:59 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
74%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kokopo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Kokopo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kokopo weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°27925.812.23.6
Feb28° / 26°25323.712.13.5
Mar28° / 26°29226123.6
Apr28° / 26°23524.911.93.7
May28° / 26°17221.411.84.3
Jun28° / 26°12016.811.85.1
Jul27° / 26°14016.811.85.2
Aug27° / 25°13013.411.95.7
Sep28° / 26°10815125.4
Oct28° / 26°12817.512.14.8
Nov28° / 26°17321.412.24.1
Dec28° / 26°26326.612.23.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43169
53169
63070
73070
83169
93169
103070
113070
123070
133070
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kokopo gets around 120 mm of rain over 16.8 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
157
256
355
455
554
654
754
854
954
1054
1154
1255
1355
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1657
1757
1858
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2058
2159
2259
2359
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16535
26535
36634
46634
56733
66832
76931
87030
97129
107228
117327
127426
137525
147624
157723
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208317
218416
228515
238614
248713
258812
268911
279010
28919
29928
30937

Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:555:41
211.85:565:42
311.85:565:42
411.85:565:42
511.85:565:42
611.85:565:42
711.85:575:42
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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304.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kokopo

In seasonPeak

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

Kokopo sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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

Is June a good time to visit Kokopo?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kokopo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kokopo in June

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

In June, Kokopo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kokopo in June

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Kokopo in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kokopo peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kokopo in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kokopo is worst in December — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorDec 1342 µg/m³Aug 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr41Poor
May37Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kokopo?

Kokopo sits at 4.3°S, 152.3°E, 22 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kimbe, 272 km away.

KimbeArawaLaePopondettaBuloloMadangGorokaPort Moresby

Topography around Kokopo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kokopo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,286 m.

The land around Kokopo is covered by trees (48%) and water (37%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
658 m
80 km
2,286 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Kimbe 272 km · Arawa 421 km · Lae 641 km · Popondetta 664 km · Bulolo 699 km · Madang 725 km · Goroka 786 km · Port Moresby 803 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 Kokopo (-4.3432°, 152.2687°, elevation 22 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).