When to go · South Tarawa
South Tarawa, month by month
The best months for South Tarawa: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedWetter season; king tides can flood low roads.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 16 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedWet; king tides possible.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 15 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedWet; king tides possible.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 15 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilMixedWet season tail.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatDrier and slightly cooler.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatDrier; trade winds.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyGreatJul 12 Independence Day: offices close, flights fill.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatDry; good month.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 11 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- SeptemberGreatDry.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 11 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberGreatDry, warming.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedWet season begins.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberMixedWet; Christmas travel and slow services.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 16 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in South Tarawa, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jun: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Night low
May: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Rain days
May: 13
Jun: 12 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Drier and slightly cooler.
June: Drier; trade winds.
South Tarawa: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.