Countries in Micronesia
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Micronesia Weather Overview
Micronesia is a region within Oceania that is made up of thousands of tiny islands. Lying in the south of the Pacific, Micronesia consists of the nations of Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Northern Mariana Island, Palau and Wake Island.
The weather across the different islands doesn't differ too much, differences a result of varying topography on each of the islands, and temperatures will vary the further north or south you travel.
Most of the islands weather conditions can be best categorized by a tropical marine climate- there is minimal variation across the season and it is generally hot and humid all year round. The average high is about 30 degrees and the average low in the mid 20's.
Like most tropical climates the year is split into two season- dry, running from December until June, and wet- the rest of the tear. Also like most tropical climates, there is a rish of typhoons. While they can occur at any time of the year the 'hurricane season' falls around October to November.
Some islands, such as Guam are more subject to typhoons and they will occur much more regularly than islands which lye outside of the main typhoon area. Guam sees an average of three tropical storms and one typhoon pass nearby the region annually, whereas the nation of Palau lies outside of the main hit area so sees typhoons much less frequently.
Due to its position in the tropics and proximity to a lot of water humidity across each of the Micronesian is high, usually average about 80-82% and rainfall occurs mainly in the months of June, July and October.