January in Malealea: strong conditions, 11th of 12
Good · 7.4/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
163 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.4/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, September is materially better in Malealea — 1.6 points higher on the same scale.
February in Malealea: strong conditions, 5th of 12
Good · 8.4/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
102 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 8.4/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 9/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
March holds up well in Malealea — 6th best month
Good · 8.1/10March averages 16°C (60°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 109 mm — wet for this destination — but about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 8.1/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
April holds up well in Malealea — 10th best month
Good · 7.5/10Temperatures hover around 12°C (54°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
108 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.5/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, September is materially better in Malealea — 1.5 points higher on the same scale.
May in Malealea — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 8.7/10May averages 10°C (49°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 32 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.6 daylight hours.
A 8.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Malealea (2nd of 12); only September scores higher, at 9/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
June in Malealea — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 8.1/10Expect 6°C (42°F) in June. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
With around 29 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.3 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 8.1/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
July in Malealea — reliably good (8th best month)
Good · 8/10Expect 6°C (42°F) in July. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
With around 28 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.4 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 8/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
August is one of the strongest months in Malealea (3rd)
Best window · 8.7/10August averages 9°C (48°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 23 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.1 daylight hours.
A 8.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Malealea (3rd of 12); only September scores higher, at 9/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
September: the best month of the year in Malealea
Best window · 9/10September averages 13°C (55°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 50 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Malealea at 9/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Figure on peak pricing, with crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
October is one of the strongest months in Malealea (4th)
Best window · 8.5/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (59°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 93 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Malealea at 8.5/10 (4th of 12), just behind September at 9/10.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
November in Malealea: strong conditions, 9th of 12
Good · 7.9/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
131 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.9/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
December in Malealea — reliably good (12th best month)
Good · 7.3/10December averages 17°C (63°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 193 mm — wet for this destination — but about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.3/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? September scores 1.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
