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🇬🇦 Libreville’s climate twin is 🇵🇬 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

fair match

Libreville, Gabon and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea are a fair climate match — 15,227 km (9,462 mi) apart. Libreville is Köppen zone Am; Port Moresby is Am.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Libreville, the atlas lands on Port Moresby in the same tropical monsoon (Am) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Libreville, Port Moresby is nearly opposite on the globe (15,227 km / 9,462 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.

For Libreville, Port Moresby is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (Port Moresby warmer); July by 0°C (Port Moresby warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Port Moresby is 55 mm drier in January, and 15 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine stays close: Port Moresby at 9.7 h/day on average versus 8.9 h/day in Libreville (January 9.2 h / 9.1 h, July 10.2 h / 8.7 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 9 µg/m³ in Port Moresby vs 14 in Libreville (lower by 5 µg/m³).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

LibrevillePort Moresby
January
Temp
30° / 24°
31° / 24°
Rain
235 mm
180 mm
Dew
24°
23°
PM2.5
16.4 µg/m³
9.2 µg/m³
Sun
9.1 h
9.2 h
July
Temp
28° / 22°
28° / 23°
Rain
5 mm
20 mm
Dew
21°
21°
PM2.5
12.1 µg/m³
9.1 µg/m³
Sun
8.7 h
10.2 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Libreville?

On Similar Climates, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea is the closest distant match for Libreville, Gabon — scored fair, about 15,227 km (9,462 mi) away.

How far is Libreville from its climate twin?

Libreville and Port Moresby are separated by roughly 15,227 km (9,462 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Libreville and Port Moresby 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 Libreville and Port Moresby share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical monsoon (Am).

What is the climate like in Libreville?

Libreville has a tropical monsoon climate (Am). January averages a high of 30°C and a low of 24°C with 235 mm of rain; July averages 28°C / 22°C and 5 mm.

How sunny is Libreville?

Libreville averages about 9.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.7 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Libreville?

January PM2.5 averages about 16.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 64); July averages 12.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 55).

Other close climate matches for Libreville: Guayaquil (loose), Denpasar (loose), Dili (loose).

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