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🇵🇬 Goroka’s climate twin is 🇮🇩 Bandung, Indonesia

fair match

Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Bandung, Indonesia are a fair climate match — 4,173 km (2,593 mi) apart. Goroka is Köppen zone Af; Bandung is Af.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Goroka, the atlas lands on Bandung in the same tropical rainforest (Af) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Goroka's point of view, Bandung sits about 4,173 km (2,593 mi) out — far enough to feel like another place, close enough on the numbers to stand in.

For Goroka, Bandung is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 3°C (Bandung warmer); July by 2°C (Bandung warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Bandung is 20 mm wetter in January.

Sunshine: Bandung averages 9.4 hours a day across the two months vs 8.4 in Goroka (1.0 h/day more; January 7.9 h vs 7.7 h, July 11 h vs 9.2 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 41 µg/m³ in Bandung vs 5 in Goroka (higher by 36 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Bandung runs about 4°C higher in July (18°C vs 14°C), so the air feels muggier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

GorokaBandung
January
Temp
26° / 15°
28° / 19°
Rain
220 mm
240 mm
Dew
16°
19°
PM2.5
4.4 µg/m³
32.4 µg/m³
Sun
7.7 h
7.9 h
July
Temp
26° / 14°
28° / 17°
Rain
60 mm
60 mm
Dew
14°
18°
PM2.5
5.9 µg/m³
49 µg/m³
Sun
9.2 h
11.0 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Goroka?

On Similar Climates, Bandung, Indonesia is the closest distant match for Goroka, Papua New Guinea — scored fair, about 4,173 km (2,593 mi) away.

How far is Goroka from its climate twin?

Goroka and Bandung are separated by roughly 4,173 km (2,593 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Goroka and Bandung have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Goroka and Bandung share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical rainforest (Af).

What is the climate like in Goroka?

Goroka has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). January averages a high of 26°C and a low of 15°C with 220 mm of rain; July averages 26°C / 14°C and 60 mm.

How sunny is Goroka?

Goroka averages about 7.7 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.2 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Goroka?

January PM2.5 averages about 4.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 24); July averages 5.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 32).

Other close climate matches for Goroka: Bukavu (fair), Rio Branco (loose), Gitega (loose).

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