Mount Hagen weather in November

In November, Mount Hagen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 316 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 1% of the time in November, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Mount Hagen's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Hagen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
316 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:00 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
90%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical November day in Mount Hagen reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°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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Mount Hagen weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 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 3% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3397
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Mount Hagen gets around 316 mm of rain over 25.3 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 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the comfortable band about 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
137126
237126
337126
437126
537126
637126
737027
837027
937027
1037027
1137027
1236928
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1436829
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2026236
2126236
2226137
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Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, 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
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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 6:00 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:006:13
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312.26:006:13
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512.26:006:14
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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 4.71 kWh/m².

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 — November's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Mount Hagen?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mount Hagen in November

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

In November, Mount Hagen sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mount Hagen 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 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
November 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).