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Climate - Palau


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine

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The climate in the archipelago of Palau (or Belau) is equatorial, that is, hot, humid and rainy throughout the year. In fact, there is no real dry season, but only a relative decrease in the frequency of showers and thunderstorms between February and April.
The archipelago is located in the western Pacific, north of the equator. The main island, Babeldaob, is located about 900 km (560 mi) east of the island of Mindanao (Philippines) and at 7 degrees north latitude. The capital, Ngerulmud, is located on the main island, while the largest city is Koror City, located on a neighboring island, Oreor (or Koror).

Climate chart - Koror

In Koror City, the daytime temperature is around 31 °C (88 °F) all year round, while it's around 24 °C (75 °F) at night. At night, the temperature never drops below 20 °C (68 °F). On the hottest days, the temperature usually reaches 33/34 °C (91/93 °F) from March to May, and also in October and November. The highest record is 35 °C (95 °F) and was set in March 2018.
Here are the average temperatures.
Koror - Average temperatures (1991-2020)
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January243127.7768881.9
February243127.6768881.6
March243127.8768882
April253228.1768982.7
May253228.1768982.6
June243127.8768882.1
July243127.5768781.6
August243127.6768781.7
September243127.7768881.8
October253128768882.3
November253228.1768982.6
December243127.9768882.2
Year24.431.227.757688.282

The rains are plentiful, and amount to around 3,800 millimeters (150 inches) per year; the rainiest months are those of summer (June, July and August), although we cannot speak properly of summer because, as we said, the temperature is stable throughout the year. Here is the average precipitation.
Koror - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January26010.221
February2801118
March2058.118
April2309.118
May3301322
June42516.724
July42016.523
August36014.221
September3301320
October32012.620
November28511.221
December3301323
Year3780148.8249

The amount of sunshine is acceptable from February to May, and lessens a bit from June to December, when showers occur almost daily. However, the sun almost always shines for a few hours a day, except when a typhoon reaches the islands (see below). On average, there are 2,350 hours of sunshine per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Koror - Sunshine hours
MonthAverageTotal
January6.5200
February7195
March8245
April8235
May7210
June5.5170
July6185
August5.5175
September6.5195
October6180
November6185
December6185
Year6.52360

Palau

The sea in Palau is warm enough to swim in all year round, and has a very stable temperature, as we can see in the following table.
Koror - Sea temperature
MonthCelsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)
January2882
February2882
March2882
April2984
May2984
June2984
July2984
August2984
September2984
October2984
November2984
December2984
Year28.883.8

Tropical cyclones



Palau can be hit by typhoons, ie the tropical cyclones of south-east Asia, which reach the country and then move towards the Philippines. Typhoons, along with the less intense tropical storms, bring rains and strong winds, and normally occur between April and December, though they are more frequent between August and November. However, since the sea is always warm, they can sometimes also occur from January to March, although, during this period, only not intense tropical depressions are usually formed.
Typically, the most intense typhoons pass further north, or become intense after affecting Palau and on their way to the Philippines. However, some typhoons that affected Palau at a notable level of intensity were Mike in November 1990, Bopha in early December 2012, and Haiyan in early December 2013.
On the contrary, the south-western islands (see the states of Sonsorol and Hatohobei), being near the Equator, are protected from typhoons, or at most, they may be marginally affected.

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