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Marshall Islands travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Majuro
Majuro. Photo: Cliff Hansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
17hflight from London
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No visafor UK passports
Type A, Bplugs

Legendary atolls and wrecks beneath the Pacific

Don't miss

  1. Majuro
  2. Bikini Atoll
  3. Arno Atoll
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Best time to visit Marshall Islands from the UK

Best value: All year. Dec–Apr is driest.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Majuro, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Majuro for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: November and DecemberThe warmest of the best-value months (28°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Warmest: November (28°C) · coolest: February (28°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2827.927.928.128.228.228.12828.228.228.428.3

Festivals and events

  • Manit Day Sep · Majuro

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 17h
Distance
13,456 km
Main airport
MAJ

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

US dollarCapital: Majuro
Type A, B · 120VBring a UK adapter; check chargers say 100-240V
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
911
EmergencyAmbulance 625
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • VisaNo visa neededUp to 90 days
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersLegal, but attitudes can be conservativePublic affection may draw attention.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Marshall Islands, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 19 March 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Marshall Islands before you book and again before you go.

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