Cape
Portsmouth Point
Palmyra Atoll · United States Minor Outlying Islands · Pacific Ocean
5.8847, -162.0492
- 29°Sea · September
- 28°High · October
- 6.5 hSunshine · February
Your month at the beach
Portsmouth Point in January
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.2 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month164 mm in total
- 28 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in February
- 27°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.5 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month132 mm in total
- 28 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in March
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.5 hSunshine a day
- 24 daysRainy days in the month188 mm in total
- 29 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in April
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 24 daysRainy days in the month213 mm in total
- 29 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in May
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 26 daysRainy days in the month248 mm in total
- 25 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in June
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 26 daysRainy days in the month280 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in July
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 27 daysRainy days in the month244 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in August
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 6.5 hSunshine a day
- 26 daysRainy days in the month220 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in September
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 6.3 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month184 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in October
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 6.1 hSunshine a day
- 24 daysRainy days in the month217 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in November
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 5.2 hSunshine a day
- 24 daysRainy days in the month238 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Portsmouth Point in December
- 28°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 5.3 hSunshine a day
- 24 daysRainy days in the month245 mm in total
- 25 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 27.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 27.5 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 27.4 °C — 0.4 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 27.7 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 27.7 °C — 0.4 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 28.5 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 28.7 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 28.8 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 28.9 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 28.9 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 28.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 28.2 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan28°6 h164 mm
- Feb28°6 h132 mm
- Mar28°6 h188 mm
- Apr28°6 h213 mm
- May28°6 h248 mm
- Jun28°6 h280 mm
- Jul29°6 h244 mm
- Aug29°6 h220 mm
- Sep29°6 h184 mm
- Oct29°6 h217 mm
- Nov29°5 h238 mm
- Dec28°5 h245 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Portsmouth Point: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 27 | 28 | 164 | 22 | 6.2 | 28 |
| February | 27 | 27 | 28 | 132 | 21 | 6.5 | 28 |
| March | 28 | 27 | 28 | 188 | 24 | 6.5 | 29 |
| April | 28 | 27 | 28 | 213 | 24 | 6.4 | 29 |
| May | 28 | 27 | 28 | 248 | 26 | 6.4 | 25 |
| June | 28 | 27 | 28 | 280 | 26 | 6.4 | 22 |
| July | 28 | 27 | 29 | 244 | 27 | 6.4 | 19 |
| August | 28 | 27 | 29 | 220 | 26 | 6.5 | 18 |
| Septemberwarmest sea | 28 | 27 | 29 | 184 | 22 | 6.3 | 17 |
| October | 28 | 27 | 29 | 217 | 24 | 6.1 | 17 |
| November | 28 | 27 | 29 | 238 | 24 | 5.2 | 20 |
| December | 28 | 27 | 28 | 245 | 24 | 5.3 | 25 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 23 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 8 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 23 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |