Kokopo
City in Papua New Guinea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Kokopo is a city in Papua New Guinea, in East New Britain Province. About 26,273 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Papua New Guinea in our atlas.
It lies at 4.34° S, 152.27° E, about 22 m (72 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kokopo. Green dots: other major cities of Papua New Guinea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kokopo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Dec, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 24°C (76°F). Around 2,355 mm (93 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Kimbe · 271 km
- Arawa · 421 km
- Lae · 641 km
- Popondetta · 664 km
- Madang · 724 km
- Port Moresby · 804 km
- Mount Hagen · 905 km
- Mendi · 974 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2093685 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q49280632 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.