Rainfall varies from 6-14 inches monthly. Dress is casual. Shorts are not acceptable as street wear for either sex. Typhoid, hepatitis B, and venereal diseases are endemic in the Marshall Islands. Typhoid and polio shots are recommended.
Health care is adequate for minor medical problems.
Travelers should consult latest information. Domestic and international telephone service is available. Telephone service outside Majuro and Kwajalein is unavailable. Outer islands are linked by an HF radio net. Flights arrive in Majuro from Honolulu, Guam, and Fiji several times a week.