Mount Hagen weather in July

In July, Mount Hagen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 199 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mount Hagen's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Hagen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
81%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mount Hagen is capital town of Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea.

Founded
1934

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mount Hagen reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mount Hagen weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 14°52027.712.33.7
Feb22° / 14°49125.712.23.6
Mar22° / 14°49128.3123.6
Apr22° / 14°37626.311.93.8
May22° / 14°23023.411.74.4
Jun22° / 13°17321.611.74.6
Jul22° / 13°19923.411.74.4
Aug22° / 13°21123.811.84.4
Sep22° / 13°23123.8124.2
Oct22° / 13°28724.812.14.2
Nov22° / 14°31625.312.34.0
Dec22° / 14°42327.712.33.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mount Hagen gets around 199 mm of rain over 23.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
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2178
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2478
2578
2678
2778
2878
2977
3077
3177

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177815
277914
377914
478013
578013
678013
778112
878112
978112
1068212
1168212
1268212
1368311
1468311
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2168212
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3168212

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:366:16
211.76:376:17
311.76:376:17
411.76:376:17
511.76:376:17
611.76:376:17
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.17 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 4.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mount Hagen?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mount Hagen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mount Hagen in July

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

In July, Mount Hagen sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Mount Hagen in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mount Hagen peaks around March 12 at about 17 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Hagen?

Mount Hagen sits at 5.9°S, 144.2°E, 1,728 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Mendi, 71 km away.

GorokaMadangWewakBuloloLaeDaruMerauke

Topography around Mount Hagen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Hagen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 1,727 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,679 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,045 m.

The land around Mount Hagen is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
257 m
16 km
1,679 m
80 km
4,045 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Mendi 71 km · Goroka 130 km · Madang 186 km · Wewak 265 km · Bulolo 305 km · Lae 320 km · Daru 375 km · Merauke 514 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 Mount Hagen (-5.8575°, 144.2306°, elevation 1,728 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).