Port Moresby is a typical Pacific Island capital city by the sea with a tropical savanna climate that has a relatively constant temperature throughout the year. The average temperature in Port Moresby is 27 °C and has a 59% humidity.
It is the gateway to Papua New Guinea and sees a large number of tourists transit through the city on their way to outside provinces while others visit the many WWII relics, nature parks and diving locations in and around the city.
Port Moresby has hosted major international events such as the 9th South Pacific Games in 2015, FIFA under 20 Women’s World Cup in 2016, 3 pool matches of the Rugby League World Cup in 2017 and most prominent the APEC Summit in November 2018 as well as legal and judicial conferences such as the International Conference on Judicial Well-Being held in 2025 at APEC House the venue for the CMJA’s Conference in 2027