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Monthly climate in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Flying Fish Cove features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1463 mm (57.6 inches) and receives 170 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Flying Fish Cove enjoys an average of 3732 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island

The warmest months in Flying Fish Cove are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Flying Fish Cove experiences 326 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Flying Fish Cove. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)
Average high28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Average low26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)
Minimum25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island

Flying Fish Cove usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 233 mm (9.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Flying Fish Cove are July, September and October. On average, 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Flying Fish Cove. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)252 (9.9)160 (6.3)254 (10.0)174 (6.9)86 (3.4)66 (2.6)35 (1.4)41 (1.6)21 (0.8)27 (1.0)154 (6.1)193 (7.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)2019242018121110561114

Monthly sunshine hours in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island

The sunniest months in Flying Fish Cove are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 28 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Flying Fish Cove: January, April and November receive an average of 9 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Flying Fish Cove. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours264308310307317309325325310323307322
Mean daily daylight hours12h 38m12h 25m12h 8m11h 51m11h 37m11h 30m11h 33m11h 45m12h 1m12h 19m12h 34m12h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island

Flying Fish Cove experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Flying Fish Cove UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Flying Fish Cove. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)151716151210111315151615