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🇵🇬 Port Moresby’s climate twin is 🇬🇦 Libreville, Gabon

fair match

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

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What to expect

Looking outward from Port Moresby, the atlas lands on Libreville in the same tropical monsoon (Am) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Port Moresby, Libreville 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 Port Moresby, Libreville is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (Libreville cooler); July by 0°C (Libreville cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Libreville is 55 mm wetter in January, and 15 mm drier in July.

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

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

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

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Port Moresby?

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

How far is Port Moresby from its climate twin?

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

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

Yes — both are tropical monsoon (Am).

What is the climate like in Port Moresby?

Port Moresby has a tropical monsoon climate (Am). January averages a high of 31°C and a low of 24°C with 180 mm of rain; July averages 28°C / 23°C and 20 mm.

How sunny is Port Moresby?

Port Moresby averages about 9.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.2 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Port Moresby?

January PM2.5 averages about 9.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 48); July averages 9.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 48).

Other close climate matches for Port Moresby: São Tomé (fair), Salvador (loose), Fortaleza (loose).

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