Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit weather in August

In August, Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 291 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
291 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:32 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°20520.411.64.8
Feb28° / 26°17617.611.85.0
Mar28° / 26°19121.3124.7
Apr28° / 26°24921.812.24.5
May28° / 26°28025.112.34.1
Jun28° / 26°29325.912.43.9
Jul28° / 26°30927.612.43.8
Aug28° / 26°2912712.23.9
Sep28° / 26°28326.3123.7
Oct28° / 26°31527.111.83.7
Nov28° / 26°31125.511.73.9
Dec28° / 26°30923.911.64.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23367
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit gets around 291 mm of rain over 27 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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25149
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55248
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75347
85446
95545
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115644
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135743
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155842
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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:316:50
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit

In seasonPeak

In August, Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
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Jul
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Is August a good time to visit Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit.

What to pack for Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 11UV 15Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit?

Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit sits at 7.1°N, 171.4°E, 5 m above sea level, in Marshall Islands. The nearest listed city is Majuro, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m.

The land around Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit is covered by water (96%) within 3 km, water (99%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
17 m
80 km
19 m
grasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Majuro 0.0 km · Tarawa 664 km · Yaren 982 km · Palikir 1,459 km · Funafuti 1,940 km · Malango 2,224 km · Panatina 2,227 km · Vura 2,229 km

Marshall Islands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Prices
≈ 95% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,489
2025
Homicide rate
4.2
per 100k, 1994
Road deaths
5.7
per 100k/yr, 2013
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 79%Roman Catholic 9%Church of Jesus Christ 6%other 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit (7.087°, 171.377°, elevation 5 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).