Today, 12 September, Saturday, in Flying Fish Cove (Christmas Island): cloudy, light rain in places, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +27°, at night around +24°. UV is extreme (index 9) — better stay in the shade at midday. Wind up to 28 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +26° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 05:53 and set at 17:53 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Flying Fish Cove
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Flying Fish Cove for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 12.9
🌦️
💧 47%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 47% · wind up to 28 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 13.9
🌦️
💧 69%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+24°
Rain showers · precipitation 69% · wind up to 28 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 14.9
🌦️
💧 20%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 20% · wind up to 29 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 15.9
🌦️
💧 33%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 33% · wind up to 28 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 16.9
🌦️
💧 49%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 49% · wind up to 28 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 17.9
🌦️
💧 20%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 20% · wind up to 26 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 18.9
🌦️
💧 22%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 22% · wind up to 25 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 19.9
☁️
💧 10%
+24°+27°
Morning
☁️
+25°
Day
☁️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Overcast · precipitation 10% · wind up to 26 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 20.9
🌦️
💧 20%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 20% · wind up to 26 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 21.9
☁️
💧 25%
+24°+27°
Morning
☁️
+25°
Day
☁️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Overcast · precipitation 25% · wind up to 25 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 22.9
🌦️
💧 24%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 24% · wind up to 25 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 23.9
🌦️
💧 19%
+24°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 19% · wind up to 24 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 24.9
🌦️
💧 22%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 22% · wind up to 28 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 25.9
🌦️
💧 29%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 29% · wind up to 28 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
52 / 100
for sea and sun · Average
🏊 Swimming
53 / 100
water 26° · Average
🏃 Running
5 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
81%
extreme · high
☂️ Rain
47%
possible · moderate
✨ Stars
55 / 100
evening visibility · Average
🧺 Laundry drying
25 / 100
will dry outside · So-so
🚗 Car wash
39 / 100
better to wait · So-so
🌫️ Air quality
39
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 15PM10: 20O₃: 72NO₂: 0
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
17:53
Golden hour
17:25
Daylight
12 h (+1 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+26°
🌊 moderate, waves 1.7 m.
Flying Fish Cove climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+27°
+25°
Jan
+27°
+25°
Feb
+27°
+25°
Mar
+27°
+26°
Apr
+27°
+26°
May
+26°
+25°
Jun
+25°
+24°
Jul
+25°
+24°
Aug
+25°
+24°
Sep
+25°
+24°
Oct
+26°
+25°
Nov
+26°
+25°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Sea
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+27°
+25°
+29°
178 mm
A comfortable month: +27° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (178 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
February
+27°
+25°
+29°
203 mm
Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +25° at night. It's a rainy month (203 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
March
+27°
+25°
+29°
214 mm
Gentle warmth — about +27° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (214 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
April
+27°
+26°
+29°
166 mm
A comfortable month: +27° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (166 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. This is the hottest month of the year in Flying Fish Cove.
May
+27°
+26°
+29°
94 mm
Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (94 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
June
+26°
+25°
+28°
87 mm
Gentle warmth — about +26° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (87 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
July
+25°
+24°
+27°
54 mm
The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming.
August
+25°
+24°
+27°
25 mm
One of the best times to visit: +25° by day, fresh nights. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
September
+25°
+24°
+27°
25 mm
Ideal weather: +25° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
October
+25°
+24°
+28°
42 mm
The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
November
+26°
+25°
+28°
74 mm
One of the best times to visit: +26° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (74 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
December
+26°
+25°
+28°
133 mm
Gentle warmth — about +26° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (133 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
When to visit Flying Fish Cove
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: August, September, October
Daytime air+25…+25°
Sea temperature+27…+28°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +25…+25° by day, little rain, warm sea (+27…28°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: April, May, June, July, November, December
Daytime air+25…+27°
Sea temperature+27…+29°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (54–166 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, March
Daytime air+27…+27°
Sea temperature+29…+29°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (178–214 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Flying Fish Cove is August – October, and the most comfortable months are August, September, October. The toughest months to visit are January, February, March: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+27°
Normal for September
+25°
Deviation
2° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+27°
Record for this date
+27° (2025)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Flying Fish Cove
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