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Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Flying Fish Cove has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1078 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 210 mm while September barely receives 9 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Flying Fish Cove climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 202 | 210 | 122 | 90 | 64 | 50 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 99 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 202 | 210 | 122 | 90 | 64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 99 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 73 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 56 | 54 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 73 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Christmas Island, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.