Ngerulmud weather in July

In July, Ngerulmud sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 341 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 7% 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 Ngerulmud's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngerulmud's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 341 mm; 27 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:55 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 12th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Ngerulmud is capital of Palau.

Founded: 2006

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

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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 Ngerulmud 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.

	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	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
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
31	28	26

How July really feels in Ngerulmud

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 4 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 July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ngerulmud weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	223	22.1	11.6	4.5
Feb	27° / 26°	194	19.1	11.8	4.8
Mar	28° / 26°	152	18.4	11.9	5.1
Apr	28° / 26°	170	20.3	12.2	4.7
May	28° / 26°	269	25.8	12.3	3.7
Jun	28° / 26°	337	28	12.4	3.4
Jul	28° / 26°	341	27	12.4	3.7
Aug	28° / 26°	276	25.2	12.2	4.0
Sep	28° / 26°	270	24.2	12	4.1
Oct	28° / 26°	254	24.9	11.8	3.9
Nov	28° / 26°	254	25.5	11.7	3.7
Dec	28° / 26°	265	26.1	11.6	3.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	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 (%)	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ngerulmud gets around 341 mm of rain over 27 wet days in July, the wettest month. 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.

	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 (%)	92	91	91	90	90	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	87
10	87
11	86
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88
31	87

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 54% 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 (%)	52	53	54	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	48
Miserable (%)	48	47	46	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	52

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	54	46
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	48	52

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.

	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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
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23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze
31	19	light breeze

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 5:52 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:18 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:52	6:18
2	12.4	5:52	6:18
3	12.4	5:52	6:18
4	12.4	5:53	6:18
5	12.4	5:53	6:18
6	12.4	5:53	6:18
7	12.4	5:53	6:19
8	12.4	5:53	6:19
9	12.4	5:54	6:19
10	12.4	5:54	6:19
11	12.4	5:54	6:19
12	12.4	5:54	6:19
13	12.4	5:55	6:19
14	12.4	5:55	6:19
15	12.4	5:55	6:19
16	12.4	5:55	6:19
17	12.4	5:55	6:19
18	12.4	5:56	6:19
19	12.4	5:56	6:19
20	12.4	5:56	6:19
21	12.4	5:56	6:19
22	12.4	5:56	6:19
23	12.4	5:56	6:19
24	12.4	5:57	6:19
25	12.4	5:57	6:19
26	12.4	5:57	6:18
27	12.4	5:57	6:18
28	12.4	5:57	6:18
29	12.3	5:57	6:18
30	12.3	5:57	6:18
31	12.3	5:58	6:18

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 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.98 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)	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	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	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	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	4.8	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ngerulmud

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Ngerulmud?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ngerulmud.

What to pack for Ngerulmud in July

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

In July, Ngerulmud 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 Ngerulmud 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 at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) 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.

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

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

UV index in Ngerulmud 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 Ngerulmud peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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)	12	13	15	15	13	12	13	14	12	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Ngerulmud?

Ngerulmud sits at 7.5°N, 134.6°E, 72 m above sea level, in Palau. The nearest listed city is Koror, 24 km away.

Topography around Ngerulmud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngerulmud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.

The land around Ngerulmud is covered by water (46%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (61%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

water 46%

16 km

230 m

water 61%

80 km

224 m

water 96%

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← June Ngerulmud year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Koror 24 km · Manay 892 km · Hinatuan 918 km · Bislig 918 km · Daruba 927 km · Mati 929 km · Manokwari 932 km · Tagbina 937 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

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 Ngerulmud (7.5008°, 134.6238°, elevation 72 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
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	87
10	87
11	86
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88
31	87

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	54	46
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	48	52

	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
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	87
10	87
11	86
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88
31	87

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	54	46
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	48	52

	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
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	87
10	87
11	86
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88
31	87

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	54	46
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	48	52