Today, 27 October, Tuesday, in Tarawa (Kiribati): cloudy, light rain in places, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +30°, at night around +27°. Due to high humidity it feels like +34°. Wind up to 15 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +31° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 06:09 and set at 18:14 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Tarawa
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Tarawa for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 27.10
🌦️
💧 86%
+27°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 86% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 28.10
🌦️
💧 6%
+28°+29°
Morning
☀️
+29°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 6% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 29.10
🌤️
💧 6%
+29°+30°
Morning
☀️
+29°
Day
🌤️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+29°
Mostly clear · precipitation 6% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 30.10
🌦️
💧 21%
+28°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 21% · wind up to 19 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 31.10
🌦️
💧 35%
+28°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 35% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 1.11
🌦️
💧 42%
+26°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Rain showers · precipitation 42% · wind up to 17 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 2.11
🌦️
💧 56%
+26°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Rain showers · precipitation 56% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 3.11
🌦️
💧 53%
+27°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 53% · wind up to 18 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 4.11
🌦️
💧 61%
+26°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 61% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 5.11
🌦️
💧 63%
+26°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 63% · wind up to 17 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 6.11
🌦️
💧 51%
+27°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 51% · wind up to 6 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 7.11
🌦️
💧 49%
+26°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 49% · wind up to 17 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 8.11
🌦️
💧 43%
+27°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 43% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 9.11
🌦️
💧 63%
+26°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Rain showers · precipitation 63% · wind up to 21 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
26 / 100
for sea and sun · So-so
🏊 Swimming
0 / 100
water 31° · Bad
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
86%
likely · high
✨ Stars
28 / 100
evening visibility · So-so
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
16
Excellent air
European AQI
PM2.5: 4PM10: 7O₃: 26NO₂: 0
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
18:14
Golden hour
17:46
Daylight
12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+31°
🌊 slight, waves 1 m.
Tarawa climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+28°
+26°
Jan
+28°
+26°
Feb
+28°
+26°
Mar
+28°
+26°
Apr
+28°
+26°
May
+28°
+26°
Jun
+28°
+26°
Jul
+28°
+26°
Aug
+28°
+27°
Sep
+28°
+27°
Oct
+28°
+27°
Nov
+28°
+26°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Sea
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+28°
+26°
+29°
208 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (208 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
February
+28°
+26°
+29°
163 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (163 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
March
+28°
+26°
+28°
228 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (228 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
April
+28°
+26°
+29°
206 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (206 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
May
+28°
+26°
+30°
146 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (146 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath.
June
+28°
+26°
+30°
140 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (140 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month.
July
+28°
+26°
+30°
139 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (139 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath.
August
+28°
+26°
+30°
112 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (112 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath.
September
+28°
+27°
+30°
90 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (90 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Tarawa.
October
+28°
+27°
+30°
93 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (93 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
November
+28°
+27°
+29°
96 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +27° at night. It's a rainy month (96 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
December
+28°
+26°
+29°
188 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (188 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
When to visit Tarawa
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: September, October, November
Daytime air+28…+28°
Sea temperature+29…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +28…+28° by day, little rain, warm sea (+29…30°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: February, May, June, July, August, December
Daytime air+28…+28°
Sea temperature+29…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (112–188 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, March, April
Daytime air+28…+28°
Sea temperature+28…+29°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (206–228 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Tarawa is September – November, and the most comfortable months are September, October, November. The toughest months to visit are January, March, April: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+30°
Normal for October
+28°
Deviation
2° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+29°
Record for this date
+30° (2012)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Tarawa
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