Palikir weather in November

In November, Palikir sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 294 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 November, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Palikir's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palikir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
294 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical November 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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Palikir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Palikir weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82773
92773
102872
112872
122971
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283070
293070
303268

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Palikir gets around 294 mm of rain over 25.8 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
387
487
587
687
786
886
986
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1886
1985
2085
2185
2285
2385
2485
2585
2685
2785
2885
2985
3085

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the miserable band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14753
24753
34654
44555
54456
64357
74258
84159
94060
103961
113961
123862
133763
143763
153664
163565
173565
183466
193466
203367
213367
223268
233169
243169
253070
263070
272971
282872
292872
302872

Wind in November

Winds average 18 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:186:03
211.76:196:03
311.76:196:03
411.76:196:03
511.76:196:03
611.76:196:03
711.76:206:03
811.76:206:03
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1911.76:236:03
2011.76:246:03
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2711.66:276:05
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3011.66:286:06

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.89 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 — November's 4.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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154.9Bright
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284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Palikir

In seasonPeak

In November, 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 November a good time to visit Palikir?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palikir.

What to pack for Palikir in November

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Palikir in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in November — 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 November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (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
November 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).