Koror weather in July

In July, Koror sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 337 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 6% 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 Koror's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koror's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
337 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Koror is city and former capital of Palau.

Founded
1866

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 Koror 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, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Koror

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 8 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
8
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Koror weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°23922.911.64.4
Feb28° / 26°21819.211.84.7
Mar28° / 26°15819.5124.9
Apr28° / 26°18621.312.24.5
May28° / 26°29126.712.33.6
Jun28° / 26°34727.812.43.4
Jul28° / 26°33726.812.43.7
Aug28° / 26°27025.112.24.0
Sep28° / 26°27024.2123.9
Oct28° / 26°2582511.83.8
Nov28° / 26°2672611.73.6
Dec28° / 26°28126.611.63.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Koror gets around 337 mm of rain over 26.8 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 87% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15248
25347
35446
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125644
135644
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165446
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195248
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224951
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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
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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 5:53 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:536:18
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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 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Koror

In seasonPeak

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

Koror 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 Koror?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koror.

What to pack for Koror in July

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Koror 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 June 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Koror 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 Koror peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Koror?

Koror sits at 7.3°N, 134.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Palau. The nearest listed city is Ngerulmud, 24 km away.

Ngerulmud

Topography around Koror

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koror has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.

The land around Koror is covered by water (67%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (79%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
224 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Ngerulmud 24 km · Manay 875 km · Daruba 903 km · Hinatuan 904 km · Bislig 904 km · Mati 912 km · Manokwari 913 km · Tagbina 923 km

Palau travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,532
2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2018
Road deaths
4.8
per 100k/yr, 2013
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%Protestant 31%other 12%Modekngei 5%

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 Koror (7.3398°, 134.4733°, elevation 0 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).