ExploCountry guide · Micronesia
Palau travel guide: visa, best time, weather and holidays
Entry rules for every passport, the best months to go, live weather, public holidays for Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.
Do you need a visa for Palau?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 33 passports can enter Palau without a visa and 163 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Palau · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Palau
Palau at a glance
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Region
- Micronesia, Oceania
- Currency
- United States dollar ($, USD)
- Languages
- English, Palauan
- Calling code
- +680
- Drives on the
- right
Best time to visit Palau
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
Nov–Apr. Dry season for diving.
General guidance on weather, crowds and wildlife, not a forecast. The chart below shows what the weather actually did last year.
Weather in Ngerulmud
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Palau
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Palau or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Palau?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 33 passports can enter Palau without a visa, 163 passports can get a visa on arrival and 2 passports need a visa in advance. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Palau.
When is the best time to visit Palau?
Nov–Apr. Dry season for diving.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Palau?
Traffic keeps to the right in Palau.
What currency does Palau use?
United States dollar ($, USD).
What is the calling code for Palau?
+680.
What is the capital of Palau?
Ngerulmud.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.