Wake weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇲 U.S. Outlying Islands · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Wake is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with February and May close behind. Wake averages about 3,221 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,221
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 635 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Wake?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Wake is January, then February and May. The dullest month is August (72/100, 141 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Wake?
Wake is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,221 hours of sunshine a year. January (95/100) is noticeably better than August (72). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in U.S. Outlying Islands. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 56% of the annual 635 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 20 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 94 | 25° / 77°F | 25° / 77°F | 21 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| March | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 26 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 31 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 23 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 26 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 83 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 141 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 130 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 83 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 30 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 21 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Wake by month
The sea off Wake is warmest in September at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in February at 26°C / 79°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 · 2,113 km · best in Sep · 2,988 h sun/yr
- Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 2,267 km · best in Mar · 2,958 h sun/yr
- Hagåtña Guam · 2,415 km · best in Mar · 2,847 h sun/yr
- Ibaraki Japan · 3,174 km · best in May · 1,948 h sun/yr
- Tokyo Japan · 3,191 km · best in Aug · 1,958 h sun/yr
- Sendai Japan · 3,249 km · best in May · 1,521 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Rongelap Marshall Islands · 904 km · 3,036 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Utirik Marshall Islands · 960 km · 3,065 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Eniwetok Atoll Marshall Islands · 996 km · 2,999 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Wotho Marshall Islands · 1,015 km · 2,948 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Likiep Marshall Islands · 1,090 km · 2,832 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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