Palikir weather in July

In July, Palikir sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 316 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Palikir's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palikir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
1st coldest
Rainfall
316 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:22 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Palikir is capital of Federated States of Micronesia.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Palikir 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, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Palikir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Palikir weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°21621.111.64.7
Feb28° / 26°18017.811.85.0
Mar28° / 26°22320.5124.7
Apr28° / 26°26523.812.14.2
May28° / 26°31826.312.33.9
Jun28° / 26°30727.212.43.7
Jul28° / 26°31628.812.43.6
Aug28° / 26°29027.312.23.8
Sep28° / 26°27426123.8
Oct28° / 26°30727.111.83.8
Nov28° / 26°29425.811.73.9
Dec28° / 26°28924.811.64.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
42971
52971
62971
72971
82872
92872
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112773
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Palikir gets around 316 mm of rain over 28.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
290
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490
591
691
792
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1093
1193
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1593
1693
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1893
1993
2093
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2593
2693
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July 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 (%)
15050
25149
35248
45347
55446
65545
75545
85644
95743
105842
115842
125941
135941
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
206040
216040
226040
236040
246040
256040
266139
276139
286238
296238
306337
316436

Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:196:43
212.46:196:43
312.46:196:43
412.46:196:43
512.46:206:43
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912.46:216:44
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Palikir

In seasonPeak

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

Palikir 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 July a good time to visit Palikir?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palikir.

What to pack for Palikir in July

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

In July, Palikir sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Palikir in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — 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 30°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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Palikir in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Palikir peaks around April 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 12UV 15Dec 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Palikir?

Palikir sits at 6.9°N, 158.2°E, 90 m above sea level, in Micronesia. The nearest listed city is Yaren, 1,279 km away.

Topography around Palikir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palikir has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m.

The land around Palikir is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, water (64%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
599 m
16 km
778 m
80 km
758 m
treesgrasslandwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Yaren 1,279 km · Kokopo 1,413 km · Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit 1,459 km · Majuro 1,459 km · Arawa 1,491 km · Yigo Village 1,627 km · Dededo Village 1,631 km · Mangilao Village 1,631 km

Micronesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 96% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,414
2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
0.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank

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 Palikir (6.9248°, 158.1611°, elevation 90 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).