Yap weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Yap is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with March and April close behind. Yap averages about 2,552 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 123 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,552
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 2,631 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 25 m
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When is the best time to visit Yap?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Yap is February, then March and April. The dullest month is May (66/100, 200 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Yap?
Yap gets a lot of sun: around 2,552 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 5 Sunshine Score points separate February from May. Yap is the sunniest of the 4 destinations tracked in Micronesia. The year's 2,631 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 | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 148 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 123 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 137 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 139 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 200 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 245 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 328 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 344 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 302 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 257 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 211 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 197 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Yap by month
The sea off Yap is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°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 · 855 km · best in Mar · 2,847 h sun/yr
- Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 1,039 km · best in Mar · 2,958 h sun/yr
- Manokwari Indonesia · 1,239 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 1,370 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Sorong Indonesia · 1,379 km · best in Jan · 2,389 h sun/yr
- Butuan Philippines · 1,385 km · best in Jan · 2,067 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Koror Palau · 456 km · 2,400 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Rota Northern Mariana Islands · 936 km · 2,950 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Tinian Northern Mariana Islands · 1,022 km · 2,958 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Biak Indonesia · 1,209 km · 2,053 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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