Morobe Province · Papua New Guinea
Where to stay in Lae
Lae is a city in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, home to about 101,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- LAE35 km · Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport
- Currency
- PGKkina
- Time zone
- Pacific/Port Moresby
- Language
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Where to stay
Hotels in Lae
6 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Morobe | 0.7 km | |
| Huon Gulf Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| Huon Gulf Hotel & Apartments | 1966 | 2.2 km |
| Lae City Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Lae International Hotel | 1987 | 0.6 km |
| Melanesian Hotel | 1968 | 0.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Lae
Lae has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 343 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Lae: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE), about 35 km from the city centre in a straight line.
LAE · Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport
Questions
Lae: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Lae?
Lae has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 343 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Lae?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE), about 35 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Lae?
kina (PGK).
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.