Papua New Guinea
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Papua New Guinea
| Official name: | Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
| Capital: | Port Moresby |
| Area: | total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km |
| Climate: | tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation |
| Location: | Southeastern Asia, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia |
| Geographic coordinates: | 6 00 S, 147 00 E |
| Comparative Area: | slightly larger than California |
| Land boundaries: | total: 820 km
border countries: Indonesia 820 km |
| Coastline: | 5,152 km |
| Terrain: | mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m |
Map of Papua New Guinea
