Yaren climate
Yaren is warmest in June, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 26 °C. December is the wettest month (224 mm) and October the driest (121 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Yaren averages 1,864 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.
Nauru · 5 m elevation · population 1,100 · 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 June 28 °C
- Coldest month July 26 °C
- Driest month October 121 mm
- Wettest month December 224 mm
- Least cloud August 56 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 30 °C
- Coldest on record July 25 °C
- Warmest sea June 29 °C
What to expectYaren through the year
Yaren 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, 0 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 30 °C, in October.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 121 mm in October to 224 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Yaren is warmest in June at 29 °C and coldest in February at 29 °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 | 28.0 °C | 193 mm | 75 % |
| February | 27.9 °C | 135 mm | 71 % |
| March | 27.9 °C | 192 mm | 69 % |
| April | 28.0 °C | 196 mm | 68 % |
| May | 28.1 °C | 138 mm | 60 % |
| June | 28.2 °C | 139 mm | 60 % |
| July | 28.0 °C | 144 mm | 59 % |
| August | 28.0 °C | 133 mm | 56 % |
| September | 28.0 °C | 124 mm | 57 % |
| October | 28.1 °C | 121 mm | 56 % |
| November | 28.2 °C | 124 mm | 62 % |
| December | 28.1 °C | 224 mm | 70 % |
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 | 28.0 °C | 26.6 °C | 27.3 °C | 29.9 °C | 24.9 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 27.9 °C | 26.5 °C | 27.3 °C | 29.8 °C | 24.7 °C | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 27.9 °C | 26.4 °C | 27.2 °C | 29.8 °C | 24.8 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 28.0 °C | 26.4 °C | 27.2 °C | 29.7 °C | 25.0 °C | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 28.1 °C | 26.6 °C | 27.5 °C | 30.0 °C | 25.2 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 28.2 °C | 26.6 °C | 27.5 °C | 29.8 °C | 25.1 °C | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 28.0 °C | 26.4 °C | 27.2 °C | 29.5 °C | 24.6 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 28.0 °C | 26.4 °C | 27.2 °C | 29.6 °C | 24.7 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 28.0 °C | 26.5 °C | 27.3 °C | 30.1 °C | 24.6 °C | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 28.1 °C | 26.6 °C | 27.4 °C | 30.3 °C | 24.8 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 28.2 °C | 26.7 °C | 27.5 °C | 30.2 °C | 25.0 °C | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 28.1 °C | 26.6 °C | 27.4 °C | 30.0 °C | 25.2 °C | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 193 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 75 % | 80 % | 22 km/h | 29.2 °C |
| February | 135 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 71 % | 81 % | 24 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| March | 192 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 82 % | 23 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| April | 196 mm | 20 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 82 % | 21 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| May | 138 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 81 % | 20 km/h | 29.3 °C |
| June | 139 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 80 % | 19 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| July | 144 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 81 % | 19 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| August | 133 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 56 % | 80 % | 20 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| September | 124 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 80 % | 20 km/h | 29.3 °C |
| October | 121 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 56 % | 78 % | 20 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| November | 124 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 78 % | 20 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| December | 224 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 22 km/h | 29.3 °C |
Where Yaren ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Warmest sea temperatures in the world in January | 19thof 50 | 29 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in the world in December | 26thof 50 | 29 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in the world in February | 33rdof 50 | 29 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in the world year-round | 33rdof 50 | 29 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in the world in November | 35thof 50 | 29 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Yaren’s climate
When is the best time to visit Yaren?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, July sit closest to 20 °C on average, June is the warmest month and October the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Yaren get?
In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °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 Yaren?
December, averaging 224 mm over 18 days with rain. The driest month is October with 121 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,864 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 Yaren 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.