Balgai
in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-2.650 and 150.883 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -2° 39' 0" and E 150° 52' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kina - PGK
Spoken languages:
English, Hiri Motu
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:06 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:52 am and 5:53 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-3.840 and -32.411 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual)
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Papua New Guinea in Melanesia

Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Papua New Guinea.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Papua New Guinea. Last Update: 2024-05-04 08:22:41

Explore Balgai

Balgai in New Ireland Province is a city in Papua New Guinea about 534 mi (or 859 km) north-east of Port Moresby, the country's capital.

Local time in Balgai is now 02:06 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 5 airports in the vicinity of Balgai. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Kavieng Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kavieng, Kokopo, Kimbe, Lorengau and Buka. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F

Morning Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 85 °F
Night Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Chance of rainfall 16%
Air Humidity 77%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Monday, 6th of May 2024

29°C (85 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

30°C (86 °F)
29°C (83 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

30°C (85 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Jase's Adventures #9: Tankhunting in Kavieng

Published: November 11, 2008
Length: 24:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jazzyjay76

A journey to find war relics, bunkers and tanks in the tropical paradise of New Ireland, South Pacific.


Kavieng PNG with Diving HQ

Published: July 15, 2011
Length: 40:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ian Parsons

Diving HQ Club Trip to Kavieng PNG. Great wrecks, current diving and good mates!


Rubio Plantation Retreat - Central New Ireland surf

Published: September 10, 2013
Length: 15:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Rubio Plantation Retreat

A short video of the surf at the Rubio Plantation Retreat Please Visit our website below http://www.newirelandsurf.com/newirelandsurf/Welcome.html.


Dunung Is river raft trip

Published: February 23, 2019
Length: 20:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Craig Wilson

A bunch of us travelled from Dunung (aka Tunung) island to a nearby river across the bar and hiked up to a local village. We then took a leisurely bamboo raft ...


My Trip To Kavieng 2019

Published: July 06, 2019
Length: 48:54 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Walter Karake

My Trip back to my Bilas Peles Kavieng after 16yrs along with my Sister Shantel. For the first time also we got to meet our half siblings .The KARAKE'S.


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Balgail, Bagail, Balgai