Majuro climate
Majuro is warmest in October, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 26 °C. November is the wettest month (325 mm) and March the driest (188 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Majuro averages 3,257 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.
Marshall Islands · population 25,400 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month October 28 °C
- Coldest month July 26 °C
- Driest month March 188 mm
- Wettest month November 325 mm
- Least cloud February 68 % cloud
- Hottest on record September 30 °C
- Coldest on record July 24 °C
- Warmest sea September 29 °C
What to expectMajuro through the year
Majuro changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 28 and 28 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.
Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 30 °C, in September.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 188 mm in March to 325 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Majuro is warmest in September at 29 °C and coldest in February at 28 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.6 °C | 206 mm | 71 % |
| February | 27.5 °C | 189 mm | 68 % |
| March | 27.6 °C | 188 mm | 68 % |
| April | 27.7 °C | 246 mm | 74 % |
| May | 27.9 °C | 276 mm | 75 % |
| June | 27.9 °C | 295 mm | 76 % |
| July | 27.8 °C | 319 mm | 76 % |
| August | 27.9 °C | 298 mm | 73 % |
| September | 28.0 °C | 292 mm | 74 % |
| October | 28.0 °C | 321 mm | 76 % |
| November | 28.0 °C | 325 mm | 75 % |
| December | 27.8 °C | 304 mm | 72 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.6 °C | 26.2 °C | 26.9 °C | 29.3 °C | 24.3 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 27.5 °C | 26.1 °C | 26.9 °C | 28.9 °C | 24.7 °C | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 27.6 °C | 26.1 °C | 26.9 °C | 29.3 °C | 24.6 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 27.7 °C | 26.2 °C | 27.0 °C | 28.8 °C | 24.8 °C | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 27.9 °C | 26.3 °C | 27.1 °C | 29.4 °C | 24.9 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 27.9 °C | 26.1 °C | 27.1 °C | 29.3 °C | 24.8 °C | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 27.8 °C | 26.0 °C | 26.9 °C | 29.3 °C | 24.0 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 27.9 °C | 26.0 °C | 27.0 °C | 29.8 °C | 24.4 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 28.0 °C | 26.1 °C | 27.1 °C | 30.0 °C | 24.2 °C | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 28.0 °C | 26.1 °C | 27.1 °C | 29.6 °C | 24.5 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 28.0 °C | 26.2 °C | 27.1 °C | 29.8 °C | 24.6 °C | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 27.8 °C | 26.3 °C | 27.1 °C | 29.4 °C | 24.6 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 206 mm | 21 | 12 h/day | 71 % | 81 % | 34 km/h | 28.3 °C |
| February | 189 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 81 % | 34 km/h | 28.2 °C |
| March | 188 mm | 21 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 82 % | 33 km/h | 28.2 °C |
| April | 246 mm | 22 | 12 h/day | 74 % | 83 % | 32 km/h | 28.4 °C |
| May | 276 mm | 25 | 12 h/day | 75 % | 83 % | 30 km/h | 28.6 °C |
| June | 295 mm | 26 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 84 % | 28 km/h | 28.7 °C |
| July | 319 mm | 28 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 83 % | 24 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| August | 298 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 83 % | 21 km/h | 29.2 °C |
| September | 292 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 74 % | 82 % | 21 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| October | 321 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 76 % | 82 % | 22 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| November | 325 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 75 % | 83 % | 25 km/h | 29.2 °C |
| December | 304 mm | 23 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 32 km/h | 28.7 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Majuro.
QuestionsCommon questions about Majuro’s climate
When is the best time to visit Majuro?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, March sit closest to 20 °C on average, October is the warmest month and March the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Majuro get?
In October, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 30 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 26 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Majuro?
November, averaging 325 mm over 26 days with rain. The driest month is March with 188 mm. The year as a whole averages 3,257 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Majuro rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.