🇫🇲 Micronesia
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When to go
Micronesia, month by month
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Typical weather
What Palikir is usually like
What a typical day looks like, hour by hour: 8am when you get up, 2pm in the afternoon, 8pm when you are out in the evening — on Micronesia’s own clock, at Palikir. Ten-year averages (2011–2020) measured at the capital, so this is Palikir, not the whole of Micronesia, and a mountain or a coast a few hours away can be nothing like it. Averages, not a forecast: a typical January rather than any particular one.
| ✓January, peak season | 27.2°C | 27.3°C | 27.5°C | 238 mm | 11h 46m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓February, peak season | 26.9°C | 27.2°C | 27.3°C | 219 mm | 11h 54m |
| ✓March, peak season | 27°C | 27.3°C | 27.4°C | 255 mm | 12h 04m |
| April, in-between | 27.1°C | 27.4°C | 27.5°C | 227 mm | 12h 16m |
| May, in-between | 27.1°C | 27.4°C | 27.5°C | 339 mm | 12h 26m |
| June, in-between | 27.1°C | 27.4°C | 27.4°C | 303 mm | 12h 31m |
| ✕July, avoid | 26.9°C | 27.2°C | 27.4°C | 333 mm | 12h 29m |
| ✕August, avoid | 27°C | 27.3°C | 27.4°C | 306 mm | 12h 21m |
| ✕September, avoid | 27.1°C | 27.4°C | 27.5°C | 295 mm | 12h 10m |
| October, in-between | 27.1°C | 27.4°C | 27.5°C | 322 mm | 11h 58m |
| November, in-between | 27.2°C | 27.4°C | 27.6°C | 342 mm | 11h 49m |
| ✓December, peak season | 27.2°C | 27.4°C | 27.6°C | 298 mm | 11h 43m |
Twelve months in order. Tap any heading to sort by it — the driest month, the longest day, the afternoon closest to the one you like.
The colour is the month, not the weather: ✓ peak season · in-between · ✕ avoid.
Temperature and rainfall are ERA5. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of this information. Daylight: MET Norway, measured on the 15th of each month — the sun does not change, so that figure is exact rather than an average. Rainfall is a monthly total; daylight is sunset minus sunrise.
Right now
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Chuuk wrecks and Palau-like lagoons, drier in winter.
Getting in, and staying safe
Visas, entry rules and health — the official pages
Entry rules, visa requirements, vaccinations and safety advice for Micronesia all live on the pages below. Each one goes straight to Micronesia, not to a search box.
We link to official sources and stop there. We do not check, summarise, rank or verify them — always read the official page itself before you travel, and read the one for your own nationality. We are an independent site with no government connection.
At a glance
The practical bits
| Plug types | A, B |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 120V |
| Emergency numbers * | 111, 911 |
| Language | English |
| Dialling code | +691 |
| Driving | On the right |
| Coastline | 6,112 km of coastline |
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* Emergency numbers can change, and can vary by region within a country. Always confirm with your accommodation or the nearest embassy before you travel.
Worth knowing
Five things that hold almost everywhere
- Grab (or the local equivalent) beats street taxis in most of Asia — and even where you don't use it, the app price tells you what's fair.
- ATMs: withdraw big and rarely, always in the local currency, and always decline the machine's kind offer to charge your card in pounds — that 'service' costs 3–6%.
- eSIM before you land (Airalo or similar) so you're online at arrivals; swap to a local SIM if you're staying weeks.
- Scooters anywhere: without the right licence category your travel insurance is void. That's the whole conversation.
- Save the local emergency number on day one, and know which private hospital expats use in your city — ask your host the day you arrive.
General travel habits, not advice specific to Micronesia. Rules, prices and fees change — check anything that matters before you rely on it.