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Palau Travel Information

Travel Alert Status

Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Time Difference

UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Travel Climate

Palau has a tropical climate with annual rainfall of about 150 inches. The climate tends to be drier during El Nino years. Rain falls throughout the year, though January through March are usually the driest months. Palau is outside the normal typhoon track, but from June to November a tropical storm can settle over the country and dump heavy amounts of rain for several days. The temperature averages range from a high of 87 degrees to a low of 77 degrees year round. Humidity is high, ranging from 86% to 91%, and non-air conditioned environments can get moldy. Air quality is excellent and free of pollutants.

Travel Currency

US dollar (USD)

Languages

English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official)

Ethnic Groups

Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70%, Asian (mainly Filipinos, followed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese) 28%, white 2%

National Holiday

Constitution Day, 9 July (1981), day of a national referendum to pass the new constitution; Independence Day, 1 October (1994)

Geographic Coordinates

7 30 N, 134 30 E

Location

Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines

Airports

1

Palau Weather

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