Federated States of Micronesia in September

Liberation Days in Kosrae and Pohnpei; typhoon risk in the west.

September is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JanuaryGreatDrier start of the year; Yap mantas gather and seas are calm in Chuuk.
• FebruaryGreatBest month for most states; Chuuk remembers Operation Hailstone (17–18 Feb).
• MarchGreatYap Day festival early in the month; book Yap rooms months ahead.
• AprilGreatStill dry-ish; the last easy month before the rains build.

• Yap and Chuuk (west) · Colonia (Yap), Weno and the Chuuk Lagoonstorm or typhoon risk

  Drier and calmer Jan–Apr, which is also the Yap manta mating season; the western states sit closer to the typhoon track, most active Aug–Nov. Lagoon diving in Chuuk runs all year.

• Pohnpei and Kosrae (east) · Kolonia, Palikir, Lelu, Tofolrainy

  Among the wettest inhabited places on Earth: showers most days all year, least rain Jan–Mar. Typhoons are rare this far east, though storms can form nearby.

• Kolonia30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 24 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 24 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Liberation Days (Kosrae 8 Sep, Pohnpei 11 Sep)

  8–11 Sep (by state)

  State celebrations with sports and canoe races; offices close — check dates.

• Pohnpei State Cultural Day and other events

  Check · Kolonia

  Dances, food and events (check).

• Typhoon season

  Mainly Jul–Nov · Kolonia

  Storms can cancel flights and boats.

Crowds · Federated States of Micronesia

Low

Prices · Federated States of Micronesia

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Federated States of Micronesia, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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• Yap and Chuuk (west)

  Drier and calmer Jan–Apr, which is also the Yap manta mating season; the western states sit closer to the typhoon track, most active Aug–Nov. Lagoon diving in Chuuk runs all year.