Tarawa

Kiribati

A slender coral atoll shaped by brutal WWII clashes, now offering an authentic slice of central Pacific island life.

Warmest month is January at 31°C on average. Coolest is March at 30°C. Driest reading falls in October with 9 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January31°±2°16
February31°±1°14
March30°±1°17
April31°±1°17
May31°±1°16
June31°±1°14
July31°±1°18
August31°±1°10
September31°±1°10
October31°±1°9
November31°±1°9
December31°±1°14

What to do

  • Inspect rusted WWII tanks and coastal defense guns at Betio
  • Swim in the azure lagoon of North Tarawa
  • Visit the Parliament building in Ambo
  • Watch local fishermen bring in the daily catch

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.