Majuro climate — normals and trends
Majuro (Marshall Islands) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 3,045 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Majuro averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 304 rainy days per year.
Majuro has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.8 °C (on 2 November 2016) and the coldest 23.7 °C (on 20 December 1986).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MajuroMajuro Atoll
- coords
- 7.09°, 171.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
26.0°C
Annual rainfall
3,045mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
27.8km/h
Seasonal range
0.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
304 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
28.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.8 °C
2 November 2016
Coldest day
23.7 °C
20 December 1986
Wettest day
250 mm
30 April 2018
Windiest day
66.4 km/h
7 January 1992
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
8 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
13 October 2019
Coldest feels-like
20.7 °C
20 December 1986
Sunniest day
12.4 h
15 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 136 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 196 mm | +45 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 83 mm | -109 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 146 mm | -94 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 141 mm | -136 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 295 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 519 mm | +212 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 302 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 553 mm | +282 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 655 mm | +367 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 302 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 269 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Majuro?
Majuro has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 3,045 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Majuro?
The hottest day measured in Majuro between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2016, reaching 29.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Majuro?
The coldest day measured in Majuro between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1986, at 23.7 °C.
Does it snow in Majuro?
Almost never: Majuro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Majuro warmed?
Yes: Majuro warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Majuro?
The wettest day measured in Majuro between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2018, with 250 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Majuro?
The windiest day measured in Majuro between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1992, with winds reaching 66.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Majuro?
The warmest month in Majuro is May (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Majuro?
Majuro receives on average 3,045 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 304 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Majuro?
Majuro gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Majuro?
Yes: Majuro has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Majuro?
In Majuro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 13 October 2019, and the lowest was 20.7 °C on 20 December 1986.
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