Federated States of Micronesia in January

Drier start of the year; Yap mantas gather and seas are calm in Chuuk.

• Yap and Chuuk (west) · Colonia (Yap), Weno and the Chuuk Lagoonbest weather

  Drier and calmer Jan–Apr, which is also the Yap manta mating season; the western states sit closer to the typhoon track, most active Aug–Nov. Lagoon diving in Chuuk runs all year.

• Pohnpei and Kosrae (east) · Kolonia, Palikir, Lelu, Tofolfine

  Among the wettest inhabited places on Earth: showers most days all year, least rain Jan–Mar. Typhoons are rare this far east, though storms can form nearby.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan

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Rated best or good this month

• Yap and Chuuk (west)

  Best weather of the year (Colonia (Yap), Weno and the Chuuk Lagoon)

• Kolonia

  Slightly drier; still showers.