Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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South Tarawa across the year
Best-looking months for South Tarawa: May, Jun, Aug.
- JanMixedLowMedium3 events
- FebMixedLowMedium1 event
- MarMixedLowMedium2 events
- AprMixedLowMedium1 event
- MayGreatLowMediumNone listed
- JunGreatLowMediumNone listed
- JulGreatHighHigh2 events
- AugGreatLowMediumNone listed
- SepGreatLowMediumNone listed
- OctGreatLowMediumNone listed
- NovMixedLowMedium2 events
- DecMixedMediumMedium3 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in South Tarawa
Typical highs 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C), lows 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C), rain on about 16 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Wetter season; king tides can flood low roads. Typical highs around 31 °C, lows around 26 °C, rain on about 16 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for South Tarawa
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: Kiribati overall. Rain season in the Gilberts; Kiritimati fishing good.Based on: Kiribati overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Kiribati overall.Based on: Kiribati overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed: New Year; Wetter season and king tides; Christmas and New Year.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- New Year (1 January)Public holiday; shops closed, transport thin.
- Wetter season and king tides (Nov–Mar)Roads can flood on high tides; flights may shift.
- Christmas and New Year (Late Dec–early Jan)Family season: shops shut, transport thin, flights full.