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Travel guide > Oceania > Climate and weather of the Northern Mariana Islands
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The Northern Mariana Islands have a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
Temperatures range between 28 and 30° during the year (they are cooler in the mountains located in the center of the main island). Rainfall is high (1 800 mm per year) and sunshine is moderate (six to eight hours per day).
Rainy season (June to December)
Temperatures are constant (30°) and rainfall (frequent heavy rains) is abundant. Cyclones sometimes pass through the archipelago.
Dry season (January to May)
Temperatures are stable (28°) and rainfall is moderate.
| When to go to the Northern Mariana Islands (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of the Northern Mariana Islands is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Saipan (Capital of the Northern Mariana Islands)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
29° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
min |
25° |
24° |
25° |
26° |
26° |
27° |
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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 |
90 |
70 |
50 |
60 |
70 |
110 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
210 |
310 |
260 |
290 |
150 |
110 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for the Northern Mariana Islands are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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The Northern Mariana Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Guam.
Capital: Saipan
Area: 480 km²
Population: 50 000 inhabitants
Languages: English, Chamorro, Carolinian
Currency: US dollar
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