Funafuti
Tuvalu
One of the world's least-visited capitals sits on an impossibly narrow atoll surrounded by a spectacular lagoon.
Warmest month is January at 32°C on average. Coolest is February at 31°C. Driest reading falls in January with 16 rain days.
Costs and travel essentials
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$4.50 (~$4.50)Country-level price estimate for Tuvalu, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- $6.25 (~$6.25)Country-level price estimate for Tuvalu, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- Flight timeMethodology20h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors5,817 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
| Month | Avg high | Daily spread | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 3°C | 16 |
| February | 31° | 3°C | 19 |
| March | 32° | 3°C | 16 |
| April | 32° | 3°C | 18 |
| May | 32° | 3°C | 18 |
| June | 32° | 3°C | 17 |
| July | 31° | 2°C | 18 |
| August | 31° | 3°C | 19 |
| September | 31° | 2°C | 17 |
| October | 32° | 3°C | 17 |
| November | 32° | 3°C | 16 |
| December | 32° | 3°C | 19 |
What to do
- Rent a motorbike to ride the entire length of the pencil-thin atoll
- Hire a boat to explore the untouched islets of the Funafuti Conservation Area
- Play soccer with locals directly on the open airport runway at dusk
- Snorkel the vibrant unharmed corals inside the massive central lagoon
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. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.