Saipan weather in October

In October, Saipan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 304 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Saipan's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saipan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 304 mm; 25.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:12 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 9th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Saipan is city.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Saipan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	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	31
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	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	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	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

How October really feels in Saipan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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

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

Saipan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	61	13.3	11.2	6.2
Feb	27° / 26°	39	11.3	11.5	6.5
Mar	27° / 26°	38	9.8	11.9	6.9
Apr	27° / 26°	50	10.4	12.3	6.7
May	28° / 27°	64	13.2	12.7	6.0
Jun	28° / 27°	100	17.9	12.9	4.7
Jul	28° / 27°	223	27	12.8	3.5
Aug	28° / 26°	340	28.2	12.5	3.3
Sep	28° / 26°	298	26.6	12.1	3.4
Oct	28° / 27°	304	25.6	11.7	3.8
Nov	28° / 27°	133	19	11.3	4.9
Dec	28° / 26°	67	14.8	11.1	6.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	39	39	40	43	44	46	46	47	49	49	51	52	53	54
Cloudier (%)	74	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	68	68	67	66	65	64	63	61	61	60	57	56	54	54	53	51	51	49	48	47	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Saipan gets around 304 mm of rain over 25.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 82% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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	31
Rain chance (%)	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	82	82	81	80	80	79	78	77	76	75	75	74	73	73	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	84
16	83
17	82
18	82
19	81
20	80
21	80
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	75
27	75
28	74
29	73
30	73
31	72

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 83% 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	31
Oppressive (%)	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18
Miserable (%)	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	18	82

Wind in October

Winds average 23 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 26 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	26
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	22	breezy
9	22	breezy
10	22	breezy
11	22	breezy
12	22	breezy
13	22	breezy
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15	22	breezy
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29	25	breezy
30	25	breezy
31	26	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:44 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:10	6:02
2	11.9	6:10	6:01
3	11.8	6:10	6:00
4	11.8	6:10	6:00
5	11.8	6:11	5:59
6	11.8	6:11	5:58
7	11.8	6:11	5:58
8	11.8	6:11	5:57
9	11.8	6:11	5:56
10	11.7	6:11	5:55
11	11.7	6:11	5:55
12	11.7	6:12	5:54
13	11.7	6:12	5:53
14	11.7	6:12	5:53
15	11.7	6:12	5:52
16	11.7	6:12	5:52
17	11.6	6:13	5:51
18	11.6	6:13	5:50
19	11.6	6:13	5:50
20	11.6	6:13	5:49
21	11.6	6:14	5:49
22	11.6	6:14	5:48
23	11.6	6:14	5:48
24	11.5	6:15	5:47
25	11.5	6:15	5:47
26	11.5	6:15	5:46
27	11.5	6:15	5:46
28	11.5	6:16	5:45
29	11.5	6:16	5:45
30	11.5	6:16	5:45
31	11.5	6:17	5:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 5.01 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
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20	5.0	Bright
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24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Saipan

In seasonPeak

In October, Saipan sits inside its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Saipan's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Saipan?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saipan.

What to pack for Saipan in October

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

In October, Saipan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Saipan in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°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)	28	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	30	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Warm
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	30	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Saipan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Saipan peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 9 (very high).

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)	9	11	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Saipan?

Saipan sits at 15.2°N, 145.8°E, 5 m above sea level, in Northern Mariana Islands. The nearest listed city is Yigo Village, 208 km away.

Topography around Saipan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saipan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m.

The land around Saipan is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, water (86%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

454 m

trees 74%

16 km

454 m

water 86%

80 km

446 m

water 97%

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← September Saipan year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Yigo Village 208 km · Dededo Village 213 km · Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village 219 km · Tumon 219 km · Hagatna 221 km · Mangilao Village 221 km · Ngerulmud 1,485 km · Koror 1,509 km

Northern Mariana Islands travel facts

GDP per capita: $23,786; 2022
Safe drinking water: 81%; of population, 2024
Income group: High; 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 Saipan (15.2123°, 145.7545°, elevation 5 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	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	84
16	83
17	82
18	82
19	81
20	80
21	80
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	75
27	75
28	74
29	73
30	73
31	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	18	82

	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	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	84
16	83
17	82
18	82
19	81
20	80
21	80
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	75
27	75
28	74
29	73
30	73
31	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	18	82

	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	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	84
16	83
17	82
18	82
19	81
20	80
21	80
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	75
27	75
28	74
29	73
30	73
31	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	18	82