Tarawa Temperature by Month
Tarawa, Kiribati has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 29°C (84°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Tarawa Monthly Temperatures
In Tarawa temperatures are generally consistent throughout the year. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 29°C (84°F) in March to a comfortable 30°C (86°F) in June. Nighttime lows range from 27°C (81°F) in June to 26°C (79°F) in March.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Tarawa by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Daily Historical Temperatures
48-year average (1976-2025)
Average high and low temperatures for each day of the month based on long-term records.
Average temperatures in June
Historical Tarawa Temperatures: 1976-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Tarawa spanning 51 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Tarawa vs Kiribati
The map below shows the annual temperature across Kiribati. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Tarawa vs World: Temperature Compared
Tarawa's average annual maximum temperature is 29°C (84°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year — mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Tarawa's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Tarawa climate page.
