Climate of Cocos Islands
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 28°C and 30°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 24°C and 25°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 26°C and 29°C
- Rain: it rains 182 days and there is a total of approximately 1971 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3336 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 28°C and 30°C |
Warmest month: | 30°C in January |
Coldest month: | 28°C in July |
Night temperature: | between 24°C and 25°C |
Sea temperature: | between 26°C and 29°C |
Dry days: | 183 days |
Days with rain: | 182 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 1971 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3336 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Cocos Islands.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Cocos Islands.
Climate table of Cocos Islands
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Cocos Islands. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Cocos Islands might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Night temp. (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Water temp. (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 165 | 191 | 235 | 252 | 192 | 213 | 211 | 119 | 94 | 81 | 100 | 118 |
Days with rain | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Dry days | 18 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Best time to visit Cocos Islands
The best time to visit Cocos Islands is in September and October. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. On the island of Cocos Islands, the warmest month is January with 30°C and the coldest is July with 28°C. The highest water temperature is 29°C and at its coldest the water is 26°C.
Climate of Cocos Islands by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Cocos Islands? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.












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