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Best time to visit Palikir

August is the best time to visit Palikir for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 27 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 50/100
A beach holiday February sea 28 °C
The least cloud February 71 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 192 mm
Warmth September 28 °C
Cooler weather February 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 50 28 °C 27 68
2 September 49 28 °C 26 68
3 July 49 28 °C 28 69
4 October 49 28 °C 27 68
5 February 47 28 °C 18 71
6 November 47 28 °C 26 68
7 June 47 28 °C 27 69
8 May 46 28 °C 27 70
9 April 45 28 °C 24 70
10 March 45 28 °C 21 71
11 January 44 28 °C 21 71
12 December 44 28 °C 25 70

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 28 °C 73 % 71
February 28 °C 28 °C 71 % 71
March 29 °C 28 °C 73 % 71
April 29 °C 28 °C 76 % 70
May 29 °C 28 °C 79 % 70
June 29 °C 28 °C 79 % 69
July 29 °C 28 °C 79 % 69
August 30 °C 28 °C 76 % 68
September 30 °C 28 °C 76 % 68
October 30 °C 28 °C 78 % 68
November 29 °C 28 °C 77 % 68
December 29 °C 28 °C 73 % 70

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 25 wet days and highs near 28 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.6 °C 218 mm 73 %
February 27.5 °C 192 mm 71 %
March 27.7 °C 223 mm 73 %
April 27.8 °C 264 mm 76 %
May 27.8 °C 309 mm 79 %
June 27.8 °C 299 mm 79 %
July 27.7 °C 316 mm 79 %
August 27.7 °C 281 mm 76 %
September 27.9 °C 270 mm 76 %
October 27.8 °C 300 mm 78 %
November 27.9 °C 296 mm 77 %
December 27.8 °C 279 mm 73 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.