Kiritimati (Christmas Island)
Kiribati
The world's largest coral atoll known for extraordinary bonefishing, spectacular birdwatching, and remote island serenity.
Warmest month is March at 31°C on average. Coolest is January at 30°C. Driest reading falls in October with 2 rain days.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$3.00 (~$3.00)PPP price tier 3 / 4
- $4.00 (~$4.00)PPP price tier 3 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology18h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors5,229 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | ±1° | 6 |
| February | 30° | ±1° | 11 |
| March | 31° | ±1° | 13 |
| April | 31° | ±1° | 15 |
| May | 31° | ±1° | 9 |
| June | 31° | ±1° | 8 |
| July | 31° | ±1° | 6 |
| August | 30° | ±1° | 4 |
| September | 30° | ±1° | 3 |
| October | 30° | ±1° | 2 |
| November | 30° | ±1° | 3 |
| December | 30° | ±1° | 2 |
What to do
- Fly-fish for giant bonefish in the shallow flats
- Watch millions of seabirds at the remote bird sanctuaries
- Dive the pristine offshore coral reefs
- Tour the remnants of 1950s nuclear testing sites
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.