Goroka climate

Goroka Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Goroka, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 24°C on January 1 to 24°C on January 31, and lows from 18°C to 18°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 195 mm over about 22 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Goroka, in °C, with the record for each date.1015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
18°C
Precipitation
195 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CJan 31, 2011
Reanalysis low
14°CJan 13, 1992
Daylight
12 h 28 min to 12 h 22 min
Cloud cover
87%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
18°C
Wind
4.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 124°C18°C26°C 201415°C 199370%
Jan 224°C18°C26°C 199415°C 199670%
Jan 324°C18°C27°C 201315°C 199371%
Jan 424°C18°C26°C 201115°C 199271%
Jan 524°C18°C26°C 201615°C 199270%
Jan 624°C18°C27°C 201115°C 199769%
Jan 724°C18°C27°C 201116°C 199268%
Jan 824°C18°C26°C 201316°C 199268%
Jan 924°C18°C27°C 201616°C 199967%
Jan 1024°C18°C27°C 200316°C 200066%
Jan 1124°C18°C27°C 201116°C 200766%
Jan 1224°C18°C26°C 200514°C 199266%
Jan 1324°C18°C26°C 201314°C 199266%
Jan 1424°C18°C27°C 200816°C 199266%
Jan 1524°C18°C27°C 200815°C 201366%
Jan 1624°C18°C28°C 201116°C 201167%
Jan 1724°C18°C27°C 200816°C 202067%
Jan 1824°C18°C27°C 202015°C 202067%
Jan 1924°C18°C26°C 202016°C 200968%
Jan 2024°C18°C27°C 200216°C 200669%
Jan 2124°C18°C29°C 201617°C 202070%
Jan 2224°C18°C28°C 201616°C 200871%
Jan 2324°C18°C27°C 201616°C 201072%
Jan 2424°C18°C26°C 201116°C 201073%
Jan 2524°C18°C26°C 201116°C 201174%
Jan 2624°C18°C27°C 200216°C 201374%
Jan 2724°C18°C26°C 199516°C 200975%
Jan 2824°C18°C28°C 201116°C 201377%
Jan 2924°C18°C27°C 202017°C 201277%
Jan 3024°C18°C27°C 200216°C 199577%
Jan 3124°C18°C29°C 201116°C 199376%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Goroka, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10).

January 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 6:36 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 6:43 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.