Marshall IslandsAtoll

Ailuk Atoll

5.4 km² of land in the Pacific Ocean.

When to go

In numbers

5.4km²

Area

Highest point

513

People

29°C

Warmest sea

September

3,880km

To the mainland

When to go to Ailuk Atoll

Best for the beach from December to March.

The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (27 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).

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Jan9

27°27°27°

Feb8

28°27°27°

Mar11

28°28°27°

Apr15

28°28°28°

May16

28°28°28°

Jun18

29°28°28°

Jul24

29°28°28°

Aug26

29°28°28°

Sep26

29°28°28°

Oct26

29°28°28°

Nov22

28°28°28°

Dec13

Sea temperature (the water level) Air: night low to afternoon high Wet days Best months

Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.

Atoll in the Marshall Islands

Ailuk Atoll is an atoll in Marshall Islands. It covers 5.4 km². Its highest point rises to 3 m. About 513 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 3,880 km away.

Getting there

Bucholz Army Air Field (KWA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 300 km in a straight line
3,880 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
From December to Marchbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)

Plan the trip

Ferries, stays and things to do

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Month by month

The weather on the island.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Afternoon high (°C)	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Night low (°C)	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Sea (°C)	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28
Rain (mm)	34	31	56	74	76	90	119	147	140	175	137	58
Wet days	9	8	11	15	16	18	24	26	26	26	22	13
Sun h/day	8.3	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.5	8.0	7.9	7.7	7.0	7.1	8.2
Wind (km/h)	30	30	30	29	27	26	23	19	18	20	25	30

Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.

Recent years

Warmer and cooler years at sea.

Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2020	+0.7	+0.7	+0.6	+0.4	+0.1	+0.4	+0.4	+0.3	+0.2	+0.2	+0.2	±0.0
2021	+0.3	+0.3	+0.1	+0.4	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.4	+0.2	+0.1
2022	+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	±0.0	−0.1	−0.2	−0.1	−0.2	−0.2	+0.2	+0.4	+0.4
2023	+0.7	+0.3	+0.5	+0.3	+0.3	+0.4	+0.6	+0.3	+0.4	+0.2	+0.4	+0.4
2024	+0.8	+0.5	+0.6	+0.5	+0.6	+0.8	+0.4	+0.5	+0.4	+0.5	+0.9	+0.6
2025	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.4	+0.2	+0.4	+0.1	−0.1	−0.1	±0.0	+0.1	+0.1

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Nearby

More islands nearby.

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About these numbers

Names, area, population	Wikidata (Q405378) · CC0
Outline	Natural Earth · public domain
Sea temperature	NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020
Climate	NASA POWER · 1991–2020
Relief, 3D model	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Towns	GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons