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Travel guide > Oceania > Climate and weather of the Marshall Islands
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The Marshall Islands have a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
Temperatures are stable all year round (28 to 30°). Rainfall is higher on the southern islands (1 500 mm per year) than on the northern islands (500 mm per year). Sunshine is moderate (six to eight hours per day).
Rainy season (May to November)
Temperatures reach 30° (they lose five degrees at night) and rainfall (short showers) is abundant. Cyclones (heavy rains, strong winds) sometimes pass through the islands between July and November.
Dry season (December to April)
Temperatures are stable (28°) and rainfall is moderate (except on the southern islands where the rains are high).
| When to go to the Marshall Islands (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of the Marshall Islands is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Enewetak
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
29° |
29° |
30° |
30° |
31° |
min |
27° |
26° |
27° |
27° |
27° |
27° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
29° |
min |
27° |
27° |
27° |
27° |
27° |
27° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
30 |
40 |
60 |
130 |
100 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
180 |
180 |
200 |
250 |
150 |
70 |
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Majuro (Capital of the Marshall Islands)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
min |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
29° |
min |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
210 |
150 |
210 |
260 |
280 |
290 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
320 |
290 |
310 |
350 |
320 |
300 |
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Wotje
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
30° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
min |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
110 |
80 |
110 |
180 |
240 |
240 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
250 |
260 |
290 |
300 |
290 |
210 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for the Marshall Islands are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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The Marshall Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, east of Micronesia and north of Nauru.
Capital: Majuro
Area: 180 km²
Population: 70 000 inhabitants
Languages: Marshallese, English
Currency: US dollar
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