Majuro weather in January

In January, Majuro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 205 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Majuro's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Majuro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
205 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:55 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
29 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Majuro reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°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, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Majuro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Majuro weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43664
53565
63565
73565
83565
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103664
113763
123862
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313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Majuro gets around 205 mm of rain over 20.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 66% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
267
367
467
567
667
767
867
967
1067
1167
1267
1367
1467
1567
1667
1766
1866
1966
2066
2166
2266
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2466
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2666
2766
2866
2965
3065
3165

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115742
215841
315940
416039
516138
616237
716237
826236
926236
1026335
1126335
1226335
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Wind in January

Winds average 29 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129windy
229windy
329windy
429windy
529windy
629windy
729windy
829windy
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1029windy
1129windy
1229windy
1329breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:506:25
211.66:506:26
311.66:516:26
411.66:516:27
511.66:516:27
611.66:526:28
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.31 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 — January's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Majuro

In seasonPeak

In January, 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 January a good time to visit Majuro?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Majuro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Majuro in January

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

In January, Majuro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreakersun protection

Sea temperature near Majuro in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — 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 January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (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
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January 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).