Oceania · Daru, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Daru Mission

🗣 Tok Pisin📅 Est. 2026🛕 Temple ~435 km🌡 24–31°C

Mission leaders

Sione and Mele Lavaka

Began service ~July 2026 (three-year terms, “on or about July 1”) · estimated release 2029-07-01 estimate · source: Church Newsroom 2026 · as of October 8, 2026

Mission office

Office address and phone: Not yet verified. Use the address in your call packet or the Missionary Portal. as of October 8, 2026

Letters & packages

Import duties and customs delays are common here. Many parents send small padded envelopes or use the pouch/letter options from the call packet; declare low values honestly and avoid sending valuables.

Your missionary can email weekly on P-day; letters and packages are optional extras.
Confirm the current mailing address with the mission office or the call packet before sending — offices move.
Small, padded envelopes usually travel faster and cheaper than boxes; declare contents honestly and avoid restricted items.
Mail-by dates for holidays and a calendar reminder are in the interactive guide.

Packages, holidays & time zone (interactive) →

Weather & climate

Live weather loads here.

Profile: tropical, very-wet · about 2748 mm of rain a year · wettest months: May.

Monthly averages

	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	88°F / 31°C	76°F / 24°C	310 mm
Feb	88°F / 31°C	76°F / 24°C	271 mm
Mar	86°F / 30°C	76°F / 24°C	350 mm
Apr	85°F / 29°C	76°F / 25°C	328 mm
May	83°F / 28°C	77°F / 25°C	268 mm
Jun	81°F / 27°C	76°F / 24°C	165 mm
Jul	80°F / 27°C	75°F / 24°C	142 mm
Aug	80°F / 27°C	75°F / 24°C	104 mm
Sep	81°F / 27°C	76°F / 24°C	118 mm
Oct	83°F / 29°C	76°F / 25°C	105 mm
Nov	86°F / 30°C	77°F / 25°C	139 mm
Dec	87°F / 31°C	76°F / 25°C	258 mm

Monthly averages computed from Open-Meteo historical weather data (2016–2025, ERA5 reanalysis) for a ~1° grid cell near the mission city. Approximate; local altitude and coast effects vary.