Today, 12 September, Saturday, in Funafuti (Tuvalu): cloudy, light rain in places, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +28°, at night around +27°. Due to high humidity it feels like +32°. Wind up to 29 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 +30° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 05:58 and set at 18:00 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Funafuti
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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 Funafuti 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 12.9
🌦️
💧 98%
+27°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 98% · wind up to 29 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 13.9
⛈️
💧 88%
+27°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
⛈️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+27°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 88% · wind up to 31 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 14.9
⛈️
💧 97%
+26°+28°
Morning
⛈️
+27°
Day
⛈️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 97% · wind up to 23 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 15.9
⛈️
💧 75%
+26°+29°
Morning
⛈️
+27°
Day
⛈️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 75% · wind up to 24 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 16.9
🌦️
💧 82%
+27°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 82% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 17.9
🌦️
💧 51%
+27°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 51% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 18.9
🌦️
💧 54%
+27°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 54% · wind up to 14 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 19.9
🌦️
💧 70%
+28°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 70% · wind up to 14 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 20.9
🌦️
💧 53%
+28°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 53% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 21.9
🌦️
💧 49%
+28°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 49% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 22.9
🌦️
💧 59%
+27°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 59% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 23.9
🌦️
💧 81%
+26°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 81% · wind up to 22 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 24.9
🌦️
💧 83%
+27°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 83% · wind up to 35 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 25.9
⛈️
💧 80%
+27°+29°
Morning
⛈️
+28°
Day
⛈️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 80% · wind up to 38 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
17 / 100
for sea and sun · Bad
🏊 Swimming
0 / 100
water 30° · Bad
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
9%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
98%
likely · high
✨ Stars
19 / 100
evening visibility · Bad
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
8
Excellent air
European AQI
PM2.5: 1PM10: 2O₃: 24NO₂: 0
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
18:00
Golden hour
17:32
Daylight
12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+30°
🌊 slight, waves 1.2 m.
Funafuti 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°
+27°
Jan
+28°
+26°
Feb
+28°
+26°
Mar
+28°
+26°
Apr
+28°
+27°
May
+28°
+26°
Jun
+28°
+26°
Jul
+28°
+26°
Aug
+28°
+26°
Sep
+28°
+26°
Oct
+28°
+26°
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°
+27°
+30°
368 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (368 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
February
+28°
+26°
+30°
351 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (351 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath.
March
+28°
+26°
+30°
306 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (306 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath.
April
+28°
+26°
+30°
252 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (252 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath.
May
+28°
+27°
+30°
236 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (236 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month.
June
+28°
+26°
+30°
215 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (215 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
July
+28°
+26°
+30°
205 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (205 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
August
+28°
+26°
+30°
215 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (215 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. This is the coldest month of the year.
September
+28°
+26°
+30°
180 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (180 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
October
+28°
+26°
+30°
209 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (209 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
November
+28°
+26°
+30°
221 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (221 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath.
December
+28°
+26°
+30°
295 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (295 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Funafuti.
When to visit Funafuti
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: July, September, October
Daytime air+28…+28°
Sea temperature+30…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +28…+28° by day, little rain, warm sea (+30…30°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, May, June, August, November
Daytime air+28…+28°
Sea temperature+30…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (215–368 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: March, April, December
Daytime air+28…+28°
Sea temperature+30…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (252–306 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Funafuti is July, September, October, and the most comfortable months are July, September, October. The toughest months to visit are March, April, December: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+28°
Normal for September
+28°
Deviation
0° within normal
A year ago on this day
+29°
Record for this date
+29° (2019)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Funafuti
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