Palau Travel Weather
When Is the Best Time To Visit Palau?
The answer to the question of what is the best month to visit Palau depends on what you are interested in doing during your stay. Here you can see an overview of each month and its typical weather conditions.
Tourist Season in Palau
Palau, due to its warm tropical climate, can be visited all year round. The best weather conditions are from December to March, when it is warm, sunny and dry - ideal weather for visiting all the islands and diving.
The months of the rainy season (June to October) also bring bright days, however, increased rains and thunderstorms can complicate your vacation somewhat.
In Palau, the diving season with good visibility (about 15 m - 30 m) lasts all year round. Then you can admire jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, the coral reef and rich underwater flora and fauna.
Tourist season month by month. Legend
Tourist season - time period with sightseeing-friendly weather (or sunbathing in the case of small island countries) for the average tourist. For countries with a large geographical spread, the most visited places were taken into account and the data were averaged. For selected countries, seasonal holidays were also taken into account, as long as they significantly affect the tourist traffic in this period.
The best time to travel, you can count on very good weather.
A good time to travel, however, sometimes there can be some weather conditions that make the visit a bit difficult.
Travel possible, but it is not the best time. The weather at this time can be very unpredictable, with a tendency to be bad.
Travel is not recommended, the weather at this time can make sightseeing/resting very difficult or even impossible.
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Average temperatures throughout a year for Ngerulmud (°F)
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- December-February • An excellent season for observing mantas.
- February-May • During these months you can observe sharks gathering and pairing up. From April a good time to peep at turtles.
- June-July • The lagoons have the best visibility, favorable conditions for wreck diving. Turtles can also be viewed during this time.
- August-September • Possibility to observe groups of juvenile sharks (size about 0.3 m). There can be up to a hundred individuals in one group. They are most often seen around Ngerchong, Turtle wall, German Channel and Short Drop Off.
- October-November • Season for observing mantas and sharks.
Ngerulmud
Wednesday 8 Jan
Humidity
78%Cloud cover
61%Wind speed
8.5 mphChance of rain
94%Ngerulmud
Thursday 9 JanHumidity
80%Cloud cover
83%Wind speed
12.3 mphChance of rain
97%Ngerulmud
Friday 10 JanHumidity
84%Cloud cover
90%Wind speed
13.2 mphChance of rain
90%Ngerulmud
Saturday 11 JanHumidity
81%Cloud cover
80%Wind speed
13.7 mphChance of rain
87%Ngerulmud
Sunday 12 JanHumidity
80%Cloud cover
98%Wind speed
14.3 mphChance of rain
77%Climate and Average Weather in Palau
General weather conditions each month by city.
Weather Map
The icons next to the month name indicate the convenience of the date for visiting the selected area/territory/ country. They are only a suggestion and should not be used as the final criterion for selecting your travel date. The season is defined as the time period with the weather favorable for sightseeing (or sunbathing - small island countries) for the average tourist. For countries with a large geographical range, the most touristic places were included.