WMO Normals
Wake Island Climate & Temperature
- Wake Island, Usa is at 19°18'N, 166°41'E, 4 m (13 ft). See map.
- Wake Island has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Aw) with a pronounced dry season in the low-sun months , no cold season, wet season is in the high-sun months.
- The annual average temperature is 26.9 degrees Celsius (80.4 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 3.2 °C (5.8°F). This indicates that the continentality type is hyperoceanic, subtype truly hyperoceanic.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 906.4 mm (35.7 inches) which is equivalent to 906.4 Litres/m² (22.23 Gallons/ft²).
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Wake Island you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Jamestown, Saint Helena.
Wake Island Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (83) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (87) | 30 (85) | 29 (83) | 30 (85) | ||
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | 25 (78) | 25 (77) | 26 (78) | 26 (79) | 27 (80) | 28 (82) | 28 (83) | 28 (83) | 28 (83) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 27 (80) | ||
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (78) | 25 (77) | 25 (76) | 23 (74) | 24 (75) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 30 (1) | 41 (2) | 57 (2) | 64 (3) | 44 (2) | 58 (2) | 102 (4) | 157 (6) | 129 (5) | 110 (4) | 71 (3) | 45 (2) | 906 (36) | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 11h 05' | 11h 28' | 11h 59' | 12h 33' | 13h 01' | 13h 15' | 13h 09' | 12h 45' | 12h 13' | 11h 39' | 11h 11' | 10h 58' | 12h 00' | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 50.7 | 59.9 | 70.8 | 82.5 | 88.8 | 85.8 | 88.1 | 82.9 | 71.4 | 59.9 | 50.7 | 47.3 | 69.8 |
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