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Travel guide > Oceania > Climate and weather of Palau
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Palau has a tropical climate with a long rainy season and a short dry season.
Temperatures reach 30° all year round (they lose seven degrees at night). Rainfall (very short and frequent showers in the afternoon) reaches 3 800 mm per year and sunshine ranges between six and eight hours a day. Humidity is high throughout the year (75-85%). Storms sometimes pass through the islands between June and December.
Rainy season (May to December)
Temperatures are stable (30°) and rainfall is plentiful.
Dry season (January to April)
Temperatures are constant (30°) and rainfall is high.
| When to go to Palau (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Palau is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Koror (Palau)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
270 |
230 |
210 |
220 |
300 |
440 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
450 |
370 |
300 |
350 |
290 |
300 |
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Airai
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
min |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
300 |
210 |
200 |
230 |
340 |
380 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
430 |
370 |
330 |
340 |
290 |
310 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Palau are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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The islands of Palau are located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Indonesia and east of The Philippines.
Capital: Ngerulmud
Area: 500 km²
Population: 21 000 inhabitants
Languages: English, Palauan
Currency: US dollar
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