Kwajalein weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Kwajalein is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with January and March close behind. Kwajalein averages about 2,687 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,687
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,955 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Kwajalein?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kwajalein is February, then January and March. The dullest month is April (67/100, 149 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kwajalein?
Kwajalein gets a lot of sun: around 2,687 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 13 Sunshine Score points separate February from April. It ranks #7 of 16 destinations in Marshall Islands for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,673 hours. The year's 1,955 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 85 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 79 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 76 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 105 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 149 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 165 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 149 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 197 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 192 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 219 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 250 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 222 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 143 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Kwajalein by month
The sea off Kwajalein is warmest in August at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- South Tarawa Kiribati · 1,012 km · best in Sep · 2,988 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 2,190 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 2,495 km · best in Mar · 2,958 h sun/yr
- Hagåtña Guam · 2,557 km · best in Mar · 2,847 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 2,694 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 2,938 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Majkin Marshall Islands · 79 km · 2,687 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ailinglapalap Atoll Marshall Islands · 187 km · 2,542 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Likiep Marshall Islands · 212 km · 2,832 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ujae Atoll Marshall Islands · 218 km · 2,643 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Wotho Marshall Islands · 249 km · 2,948 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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