Goroka climate

Goroka Weather in May

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 23°C on May 1 to 23°C on May 31, and lows from 18°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 121 mm over about 16 wet days.

May 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

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
18°C
Precipitation
121 mm
Reanalysis high
27°CMay 9, 2016
Reanalysis low
13°CMay 25, 1997
Daylight
11 h 53 min to 11 h 48 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
91%
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
May 123°C18°C26°C 199316°C 199357%
May 223°C18°C26°C 200216°C 201256%
May 323°C18°C25°C 201616°C 199756%
May 423°C18°C25°C 201116°C 199556%
May 523°C18°C25°C 200515°C 199157%
May 623°C18°C26°C 201616°C 199557%
May 723°C18°C26°C 201615°C 199558%
May 823°C18°C26°C 201615°C 199158%
May 923°C18°C27°C 201614°C 199158%
May 1023°C18°C27°C 201616°C 199158%
May 1123°C18°C26°C 201916°C 200657%
May 1223°C18°C26°C 201514°C 200257%
May 1323°C18°C26°C 201613°C 200257%
May 1423°C18°C26°C 201616°C 201757%
May 1523°C18°C25°C 201016°C 200155%
May 1623°C17°C26°C 199816°C 200254%
May 1723°C17°C26°C 201515°C 200255%
May 1823°C17°C26°C 202015°C 199255%
May 1923°C17°C26°C 202016°C 199154%
May 2023°C17°C26°C 201515°C 199154%
May 2123°C17°C25°C 201816°C 199154%
May 2223°C17°C26°C 201616°C 200652%
May 2323°C17°C26°C 201515°C 199150%
May 2423°C17°C25°C 201514°C 199749%
May 2523°C17°C25°C 199313°C 199748%
May 2623°C17°C26°C 201815°C 200846%
May 2723°C17°C25°C 199116°C 200846%
May 2823°C17°C26°C 201815°C 199945%
May 2923°C17°C25°C 199115°C 199144%
May 3023°C17°C25°C 201916°C 199344%
May 3123°C17°C25°C 201615°C 199645%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Goroka, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 6:10 PM

Every day of May: 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.