The climate of Kosrae (Micronesia)
Kosrae is the most easterly situated federal state of the federal
states of Micronesia. Besides the main island of Kosrae this state
consists of five smaller islands, the best known is Lelu. The capital
and the largest city in this federal state of Tofol. The Innem River
flows through the main island. A tourist information center, a library
and a small hospital can be found in the capital. It was formerly part
of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1945). In 1986 the
federal state joined Micronesia again. Most of the tourists that
travel here come here to go diving. Kosrae is the smallest of the four
federal states. Kosrae has a tropical rainforest climate with
extremely high precipitation figures. Kosrae gets more than 5,000
millimeters of annual rain. Temperatures are around 30 degrees Celsius
on average all year round. The trade wind offers some cooling. During
the second part of the year there is a risk of tropical storms and
hurricanes.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Kosrae Please, bear in mind that local deviations may occur
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
30
24
5
21
28
February
30
24
5
19
28
March
30
24
6
20
28
April
30
23
6
20
29
May
30
23
5
21
29
June
30
23
5
19
29
July
30
22
5
22
29
August
31
22
6
22
29
September
31
22
6
20
29
October
31
22
5
21
29
November
31
22
5
20
29
December
30
23
5
21
29
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
