Christmas Island climate guide

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Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & daylight
UV levels & humidity

Temperature in Christmas Island (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	31	31
Min temperature (night-time)	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	20	21	21
Sea temperature	28	29	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	27	27	28

Sunshine & Daylight in Christmas Island

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of daylight	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13

Rainfall in Christmas Island

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	15	14	22	14	13	12	10	10	8	9	12	13
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	285	237	304	282	205	135	115	108	141	229	258	276

More climate for Christmas Island

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	11	11	11	11	11
Heat & Humidity	H	H	H	H	H	M	M	M	M	M	M	M

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

What's the climate like in Christmas Island?

Christmas Island has a hot tropical climate with a short dry season.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

The climate guide for Christmas Island shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.