It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on January and a markedly drier stretch around July. In July, expect highs around 28°C with rain on roughly 4 days of the month.
Things to Do
Funafuti's lagoon and the outer atolls, among the most remote and least-visited islands on Earth, are the main draw for the very few travelers who make it here.
Local Cuisine
Try coconut-based fish dishes typical of this small Pacific nation.
Month-by-month weather
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
JanuaryAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 23°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Daylight12h 27m
FebruaryAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 23°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset6:08 PM
Daylight12h 16m
MarchAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 23°C
Rainfall112 mm
Rainy days14
Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunset6:02 PM
Daylight12h 3m
AprilOK
Expect warm days around 30°/22°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 22°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset5:54 PM
Daylight11h 49m
MayGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/21°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 21°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise6:12 AM
Sunset5:48 PM
Daylight11h 37m
JuneGreat
Expect warm days around 28°/19°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 19°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:15 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Daylight11h 30m
JulyBest
Expect warm days around 28°/18°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 18°C
Rainfall32 mm
Rainy days4
Sunrise6:14 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Daylight11h 33m
AugustGreat
Expect warm days around 28°/19°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 19°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset5:52 PM
Daylight11h 43m
SeptemberGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/20°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 20°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:01 AM
Sunset5:59 PM
Daylight11h 57m
OctoberOK
Expect warm days around 29°/21°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 21°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:06 PM
Daylight12h 12m
NovemberOK
Expect warm days around 30°/22°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 22°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset6:12 PM
Daylight12h 24m
DecemberAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests