Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea, in National Capital. About 283,733 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Papua New Guinea in our atlas.

It lies at 9.48° S, 147.15° E, about 25 m (82 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Port Moresby. Green dots: other major cities of Papua New Guinea. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Port Moresby has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Dec, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 24°C (76°F). Around 1,337 mm (53 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.

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.

Landmarks and places to see

Sir Hubert Murray StadiumStadium

PMRL StadiumStadium

Ela BeachBeach in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in Papua New GuineaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2088122 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q36526 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Port Moresby Town2 Mschlauch: MSchlauch, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium (1993, cropped): lindsaybridge, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Ela Beach May 2015: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)