Koror weather in September

In September, Koror sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 270 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 12% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Koror's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koror's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
270 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:55 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
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 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 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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Koror

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 22 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
22
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Koror weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32476
42476
52377
62377
72377
82278
92278
102179
112179
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132080
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151981
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Koror gets around 270 mm of rain over 24.2 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
181
282
382
482
582
682
781
881
981
1080
1180
1280
1379
1479
1579
1679
1779
1879
1979
2079
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2981
3082

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15743
25743
35743
45644
55644
65644
75545
85545
95446
105446
115347
125347
135248
145149
155050
165050
174951
184852
194753
204654
214654
224555
234555
244456
254456
264357
274357
284357
294258
304258

Wind in September

Winds average 18 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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
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517light breeze
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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 5:58 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:586:06
212.15:576:06
312.15:576:05
412.15:576:04
512.15:576:04
612.15:576:03
712.15:576:03
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1312.15:565:59
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.37 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 — September's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Koror

In seasonPeak

In September, 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 September a good time to visit Koror?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koror.

What to pack for Koror in September

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

In September, Koror sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Koror in September

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 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 September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 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
September 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).