Rota weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Rota is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with February and April close behind. Rota averages about 2,950 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 39 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,950
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 1,582 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 179 m
When is the best time to visit Rota?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rota is March, then February and April. The dullest month is July (69/100, 195 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rota?
Rota gets a lot of sun: around 2,950 hours a year. March (89/100) is noticeably better than July (69). It ranks #3 of 3 destinations in Northern Mariana Islands for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,958 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 53% of the annual 1,582 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 83 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 75 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 88 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 46 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 39 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 45 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 59 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 92 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 195 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 327 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 280 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 234 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 126 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 85 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 64 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Rota by month
The sea off Rota is warmest in June at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in February 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
- Hagåtña Guam · 90 km · best in Mar · 2,847 h sun/yr
- Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 118 km · best in Mar · 2,958 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 1,934 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Manokwari Indonesia · 2,080 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 2,147 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Tacloban City Philippines · 2,216 km · best in Apr · 2,169 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tinian Northern Mariana Islands · 101 km · 2,958 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Yap Micronesia · 936 km · 2,552 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Chuuk (Weno) Micronesia · 1,037 km · 2,416 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Koror Palau · 1,391 km · 2,400 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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