Palikir weather in September

In September, Palikir sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 274 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 16% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Palikir's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palikir's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 274 mm; 26 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:21 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 5th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Palikir is capital of Federated States of Micronesia.

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September 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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
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10	28	26
11	28	26
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19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

How September really feels in Palikir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	216	21.1	11.6	4.7
Feb	28° / 26°	180	17.8	11.8	5.0
Mar	28° / 26°	223	20.5	12	4.7
Apr	28° / 26°	265	23.8	12.1	4.2
May	28° / 26°	318	26.3	12.3	3.9
Jun	28° / 26°	307	27.2	12.4	3.7
Jul	28° / 26°	316	28.8	12.4	3.6
Aug	28° / 26°	290	27.3	12.2	3.8
Sep	28° / 26°	274	26	12	3.8
Oct	28° / 26°	307	27.1	11.8	3.8
Nov	28° / 26°	294	25.8	11.7	3.9
Dec	28° / 26°	289	24.8	11.6	4.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	30	30	29	29	29	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	28	27	28
Cloudier (%)	70	70	71	71	71	72	71	71	70	70	70	69	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	70	70	70	71	72	72	72	72	73	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	27	73
30	28	72

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Palikir gets around 274 mm of rain over 26 wet days in September. 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 88% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	58
Miserable (%)	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
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4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
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27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:23	6:31
2	12.1	6:23	6:31
3	12.1	6:23	6:30
4	12.1	6:23	6:29
5	12.1	6:22	6:29
6	12.1	6:22	6:28
7	12.1	6:22	6:28
8	12.1	6:22	6:27
9	12.1	6:22	6:27
10	12.1	6:22	6:26
11	12.1	6:21	6:26
12	12.1	6:21	6:25
13	12.1	6:21	6:25
14	12.1	6:21	6:24
15	12.0	6:21	6:23
16	12.0	6:21	6:23
17	12.0	6:20	6:22
18	12.0	6:20	6:22
19	12.0	6:20	6:21
20	12.0	6:20	6:21
21	12.0	6:20	6:20
22	12.0	6:20	6:19
23	12.0	6:19	6:19
24	12.0	6:19	6:18
25	12.0	6:19	6:18
26	12.0	6:19	6:17
27	12.0	6:19	6:17
28	12.0	6:19	6:16
29	12.0	6:18	6:16
30	11.9	6:18	6:15

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.5 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 — September's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
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11	5.5	Bright
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25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Palikir

In seasonPeak

In September, 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

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Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Palikir?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palikir.

What to pack for Palikir in September

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

In September, 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 September

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in September — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	30	Tropical
Sep	30	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Palikir in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	14	15	16	14	12	13	14	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

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

trees 84%

16 km

778 m

water 64%

80 km

758 m

water 96%

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September 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	27	73
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	27	73
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	27	73
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42