When to go · Rota
Rota in January
Great month. Inside Rota's best window: Dec–Jun (dry season, best visibility for diving).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- Medium
- Northern Mariana Islands overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Northern Mariana Islands overall
Verdict
Inside Rota's best window: Dec–Jun (dry season, best visibility for diving).
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Rota in this guide.
Weather in January
- RotaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 16 days
- Saipan, Tinian and Rota, Northern Mariana Islands · The three inhabited southern islandsbest weather
Warm and humid all year (25–31 °C (77–88 °F)). Trade winds and dry weather roughly December–June; rains and typhoons mostly July–November. Yutu (October 2018) was among the strongest storms ever to hit US soil.Warm and humid all year (77–88 °F (25–31 °C)). Trade winds and dry weather roughly December–June; rains and typhoons mostly July–November. Yutu (October 2018) was among the strongest storms ever to hit US soil.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Lunar New Year (Korea, China, Taiwan) big impact
Late Jan – Feb (lunar) · Northern Mariana Islands
Hotels and flights from Korea fill.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Northern Mariana Islands overall
- Medium
- Prices · Northern Mariana Islands overall
- Medium
Northern Mariana Islands overall: Dry trade-wind weather and calm west-coast water.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rota, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Feb: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Feb: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 16
Feb: 13 (better)
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 1
January: Inside Rota's best window: Dec–Jun (dry season, best visibility for diving).
February: Inside Rota's best window: Dec–Jun (dry season, best visibility for diving).
Rota: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast