Weather in Port Moresby in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Port Moresby in October
The temperature in October is +82°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +86°F during the day and a minimum of +72°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +84°F to +82°F.
Is Port Moresby warm or cold in October?
Port Moresby is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +82°F to +84°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +73°F to +75°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Port Moresby:
Climate in Port Moresby in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +82°F | +84°F | +86°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +64°F | +66°F | +66°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +90°F | +90°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 42 mm | 67 mm | 96 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 81% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 18 | 21 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October typically has worse weather conditions compared to September. It’s getting warmer as October arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +82°F to +84°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 42 mm to 67 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 81%. Winds are calmer in comparison to September, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in September to 1 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Port Moresby is gradually decreasing during October, going from 5 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Port Moresby?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Port Moresby in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+82°F) and the highest in 2024 (+86°F). The driest year was 1997 with only 892 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2006 with 1873 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Port Moresby, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
