Palikir features a tropical rainforest climate under the Köppen climate classification. However, as a trade-wind climate which besides knows frequent cyclones it is not equatorial. Common to many areas with this climate, Palikir sees very little variance in its temperatures during the course of the year, averaging roughly  daily throughout the year. However, the town sees an extraordinary amount of precipitation during the course of the year. On average  of rainfall falls on Palikir annually. It is the wettest capital city in the world.