gowhereandwhen.comGo from June to September, the driest months, when northeast trades take the edge off the equatorial heat. Nauru sits almost on the equator, so there are no cyclones, and like its neighbours its rainfall swings with El Nino years.
A 0 to 100 comfort rating from daytime heat, overnight chill, rainfall and storm risk, for Yaren. Higher is better. Some booking links earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you.
The steadiest weather, peaking around Jun.
Other months to compare; prices and crowds depend on your destination and dates.
Rainy season.
The year at a glance
Nauru is the world's least-visited country and its third smallest: a single 21-square-kilometre raised island with one road around it, no official capital and a strange, compelling history of phosphate boom and bust. Visitors come precisely because almost nobody does.
It is hot and humid every day of the year, with highs stuck at 30 to 31 degrees. June to September is the driest stretch, around 110 to 140 mm a month against 250-plus in the December to February wet season. An advance visa and Nauru Airlines' small Brisbane-based network are the real planning constraints, more than the weather.
Nauru month by month
Highs, lows, rainfall and the rating, for Yaren.
JanuaryHot and very wet, monsoon rains.Fair 38
- Daytime high
- 30°C / 86°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 280 mm
Hot and very wet, monsoon rains.
FebruaryHot and very wet, monsoon rains.Fair 43
- Daytime high
- 30°C / 86°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 250 mm
Hot and very wet, monsoon rains.
MarchHot and wet.Good 51
- Daytime high
- 30°C / 86°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 190 mm
Hot and wet.
AprilHot and wet.Good 57
- Daytime high
- 30°C / 86°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 150 mm
Hot and wet.
MayHot and wetGreat 68
- Daytime high
- 31°C / 88°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 120 mm
Hot and wet.
JuneHot with a little rainGreat 72
- Daytime high
- 31°C / 88°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 110 mm
Hot with a little rain.
JulyHot and wet.Great 60
- Daytime high
- 31°C / 88°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 140 mm
Hot and wet.
AugustHot and wet.Good 56
- Daytime high
- 31°C / 88°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 150 mm
Hot and wet.
SeptemberHot and wetGreat 64
- Daytime high
- 31°C / 88°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 130 mm
Hot and wet.
OctoberHot and wet.Great 64
- Daytime high
- 31°C / 88°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 130 mm
Hot and wet.
NovemberHot and wet.Good 53
- Daytime high
- 31°C / 88°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 170 mm
Hot and wet.
DecemberHot and very wet, monsoon rains.Fair 43
- Daytime high
- 30°C / 86°F
- Overnight low
- 25°C / 77°F
- Rainfall
- 250 mm
Hot and very wet, monsoon rains.
Where you go changes when you go
The coast road
The whole country in under an hour: Anibare Bay's surf-washed beach, harbours, and WWII guns among the palms.
Buada Lagoon
A green freshwater lagoon in the island's only inland depression, ringed by gardens.
Topside
The mined-out phosphate plateau: a moonscape of coral pinnacles that tells the island's whole story at a glance.
Best time to visit Nauru for
Country counting
Any month. For many visitors Nauru is the rarest stamp of all, and June to September is the comfortable window.
Fishing and the reef edge
The dry months, for calmer water off the harbours and drop-offs metres from shore.
History
WWII relics and the phosphate workings, walkable year round; go early morning for the heat.
Birdlife
Noddies and frigatebirds over Topside and the coast, with locals still practising traditional frigatebird catching.
What is on, and when
Dry months, Jun to Sep
The year's least rain and steadiest trade winds.
Angam Day, 26 Oct
Nauru's day of celebration, marking the survival and recovery of its people.
Watch out
Rainy season
Jul to Apr.
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