Pohnpei, NWS Office

PTTP · Pohnpei, Micronesia

Climate Pohnpei, NWS Office 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Pohnpei, NWS Office (PTTP) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 67.1 82 66 62 67 77
February 66.8 67 57 66 87 84
March 64.5 75 76 49 63 70
April 61.1 62 65 67 47
May 63.7 62 66 62 55
June 69.1 57 81 84 59
July 63.6 68 56 68 72
August 75.7 69 79 98 81
September 72.2 71 73 78 66
October 66.8 59 68 83 79
November 74.8 74 77 76 77
December 73.7 82 80 77 38
Average 68.8 74.7 66.9 67.9 75.4 66.8

4th best VFR conditions of Micronesia

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 99.5 100 98 100 100 100
February 99.4 99 99 100 100 100
March 98.6 99 98 99 100 100
April 99.0 98 100 100 98
May 99.1 98 100 98 100
June 99.8 100 100 100 100
July 99.0 98 99 100 98
August 99.5 99 100 100 100
September 99.2 99 100 100 98
October 99.1 98 100 100 100
November 98.9 99 100 98 100
December 99.3 99 98 100 100
Average 99.4 99.1 98.4 99.5 99.6 99.5

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 29.9 31 33 31 29 30
February 29.7 31 30 31 29 30
March 29.6 31 32 30 28 30
April 29.8 31 31 30 29
May 30.0 32 31 29 30
June 30.2 32 31 29 30
July 30.2 32 31 30 30
August 30.6 32 32 30 31
September 30.6 32 32 30 30
October 30.8 33 32 30 30
November 30.4 33 32 30 30
December 30.4 33 34 30 29
Average 30.2 30.9 31.9 31.1 29.4 29.8

1st highest temperature of Micronesia

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 25.9 27 25 25 26 26
February 26.1 26 25 26 27 27
March 25.7 26 24 25 25 27
April 25.7 24 25 25 27
May 25.8 25 25 26 26
June 25.5 25 25 26 26
July 25.3 25 25 26 26
August 24.8 24 24 25 26
September 24.6 23 24 25 25
October 24.6 24 24 25 25
November 24.8 24 24 26 25
December 25.9 26 23 26 26
Average 25.5 26.1 24.4 24.6 25.7 25.9

1st lowest temperature of Micronesia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 7.9 4 13 6 4 7
February 10.0 6 17 10 8 8
March 15.7 12 12 22 13 5
April 15.1 16 18 20 18
May 17.5 20 16 26 20
June 10.2 11 10 7 10
July 18.7 20 26 10 5
August 12.0 17 8 2 16
September 10.9 11 10 14 13
October 13.4 15 14 9 11
November 11.0 13 6 9 9
December 8.5 7 10 10 12
Average 11.7 7.3 14.2 13.2 10.7 11.3

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 6.0 6 5 6 7 5
February 7.3 7 9 7 7 7
March 5.4 6 5 6 5 6
April 5.1 5 6 5 5
May 4.5 4 5 5 5
June 4.4 4 5 5 5
July 4.2 4 4 5 5
August 3.9 3 4 4 4
September 3.6 3 3 4 3
October 3.6 3 4 3 4
November 4.9 4 7 5 4
December 5.6 6 6 5 6
Average 5.1 6.3 4.5 5.1 4.9 4.9

1st highest wind speed of Micronesia

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 057° 074° 058° 070° 058°
February 059° 083° 059° 061° 051°
March 061° 074° 081° 076° 059°
April 080° 084° 075° 067°
May 076° 088° 088° 076°
June 082° 082° 081° 074°
July 082° 088° 084° 067°
August 278° 091° 081° 067°
September 087° 084° 083° 096°
October 298° 092° 091° 069°
November 086° 162° 098° 085°
December 069° 083° 070° 073°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.