Majuro weather in December

In December, Majuro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 309 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Majuro's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Majuro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
309 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
70%
4th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Majuro is capital of the Marshall Islands.

Density
2,619/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical December day in Majuro 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Majuro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 19 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
19
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Majuro weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
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53466
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Majuro gets around 309 mm of rain over 23.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1382
1482
1581
1680
1779
1878
1977
2075
2174
2273
2371
2470
2569
2668
2767
2867
2967
3066
3166

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103763
203763
303763
403763
503763
603664
703664
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903664
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2104258
2214356
2314554
2414653
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2715148
2815247
2915445
3015544
3115643

Wind in December

Winds average 27 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:366:13
211.66:366:13
311.66:376:13
411.66:376:14
511.66:386:14
611.66:386:14
711.66:396:15
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.78 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Majuro

In seasonPeak

In December, Majuro sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Majuro sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Majuro?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Majuro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Majuro in December

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

In December, Majuro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Majuro in December

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in December — 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 Majuro in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Majuro 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 Majuro?

Majuro sits at 7.1°N, 171.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Marshall Islands. The nearest listed city is Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Majuro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Majuro.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Majuro 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 Majuro 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
December weather nearby: Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit 0.0 km · Tarawa 665 km · Yaren 983 km · Palikir 1,459 km · Funafuti 1,940 km · Malango 2,224 km · Panatina 2,228 km · Vura 2,230 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 Majuro (7.0897°, 171.3803°, elevation 6 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).