Yaren weather in December

December in Yaren: hot, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 13 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Yaren🇳🇷 Nauru · Micronesia · Island79
  1. 80Jan
  2. 83Feb
  3. 76Mar
  4. 82Apr
  5. 82May
  6. 85Jun
  7. 83Jul
  8. 85Aug
  9. 87Sep
  10. 87Oct
  11. 84Nov
  12. 79Dec

#11 of 12 months in Yaren · #507 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 79/100 (tier B)

Days
28°C
Nights
27°C
Wet days
13
Sun
10.2 h
Humidity
79%
Daylight
12 h
Yaren, Nauru
Photo: Sean Kelleher from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0

Traveller notes on Yaren in December

Other months in Yaren

There's essentially no independent travel-forum content specific to Yaren or Nauru's weather - one reviewer summed up the destination bluntly: 'it's not a tourist destination, that's for sure,' with visits centered on WWII-era bunkers, a small museum, and the practical reality that flights require committing to a fixed 2, 5, or 7-day stay regardless of preference. That near-total absence of forum chatter is itself informative about how few travelers make it here. Real climate data fills the gap: Nauru sits almost exactly on the equator, so January runs uniformly warm and humid with steady trade winds and real rain spread across roughly half the month's days - essentially the same conditions this tiny island sees year-round, with little seasonal variation to speak of.
NauruIslandRegular · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe Nauru as having essentially one continuous season of summer, with temperatures commonly cited around 32C year-round - a real feature of sitting almost directly on the equator, where seasonal variation is minimal compared to almost anywhere else. Posters don't report a meaningfully different climate in August versus any other month, consistent with the destination's equatorial position. Given how few detailed trip reports exist for Nauru, the practical takeaway from what discussion does exist is straightforward: expect hot, humid, tropical conditions in Yaren regardless of when a visit is scheduled, with no real seasonal window that stands out as meaningfully better or worse than another.
Tripadvisor community · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Yaren climate normals — December

Daytime high28°C / 83°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low27°C / 81°F
Feels like (high)33°C / 91°F
Sea temperature29°C / 85°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall178 mm / 7 in⛈ soaked
Rainy days13 days
Humidity79%💦 very humid
Dew point24°C / 75°F
Sunshine10.2 h/day
Daylight12.2 h
Wind22 km/h / 14 mph
Air quality (US AQI)34🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Yaren in December

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Quietschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Best months for Yaren's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherYaren's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Yaren in December

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Rule

    Two hotels and one airline

    1 Jan – 31 DecBook early

    Nauru has a couple of small hotels and a thin flight schedule, and contractors working on the island take a large share of both. A visa has to be arranged in advance, so this is a months-ahead trip. Source ↗

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Yaren in December — FAQ

Is December a good time to visit Yaren?
December in Yaren: hot, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 13 rainy days. It ranks #11 of 12 months for Yaren on SeasonMap's comfort score (79/100).
What is the weather like in Yaren in December?
In December, Yaren averages a daily high of 28.4°C and a low of 27°C, with about 178.2 mm of rain over roughly 13.2 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Yaren in December?
Yaren has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 34 in December.