🇰🇮 Kiribati
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When to go
Kiribati, month by month
Updated August 2026 · How we decide →
Typical weather
What South Tarawa is usually like
What a typical day looks like, hour by hour: 8am when you get up, 2pm in the afternoon, 8pm when you are out in the evening — on Kiribati’s own clock, at South Tarawa. Ten-year averages (2011–2020) measured at the capital, so this is South Tarawa, not the whole of Kiribati, and a mountain or a coast a few hours away can be nothing like it. Averages, not a forecast: a typical January rather than any particular one.
| ✕January, avoid | 27.2°C | 27.5°C | 27.6°C | 197 mm | 12h 03m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕February, avoid | 27.1°C | 27.4°C | 27.4°C | 182 mm | 12h 04m |
| March, in-between | 27.1°C | 27.4°C | 27.4°C | 273 mm | 12h 06m |
| April, in-between | 27.2°C | 27.4°C | 27.4°C | 228 mm | 12h 08m |
| ✓May, peak season | 27.3°C | 27.7°C | 27.7°C | 160 mm | 12h 10m |
| ✓June, peak season | 27.3°C | 27.8°C | 27.7°C | 161 mm | 12h 12m |
| ✓July, peak season | 27.4°C | 27.7°C | 27.7°C | 150 mm | 12h 11m |
| ✓August, peak season | 27.4°C | 27.8°C | 27.8°C | 107 mm | 12h 09m |
| ✓September, peak season | 27.6°C | 27.9°C | 27.9°C | 91 mm | 12h 07m |
| ✓October, peak season | 27.5°C | 27.9°C | 28°C | 74 mm | 12h 05m |
| November, in-between | 27.6°C | 28°C | 28°C | 60 mm | 12h 04m |
| December, in-between | 27.4°C | 27.7°C | 27.7°C | 172 mm | 12h 03m |
Twelve months in order. Tap any heading to sort by it — the driest month, the longest day, the afternoon closest to the one you like.
The colour is the month, not the weather: ✓ peak season · in-between · ✕ avoid.
Temperature and rainfall are ERA5. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of this information. Daylight: MET Norway, measured on the 15th of each month — the sun does not change, so that figure is exact rather than an average. Rainfall is a monthly total; daylight is sunset minus sunrise.
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Remote atolls; drier mid-year.
Getting in, and staying safe
Visas, entry rules and health — the official pages
Entry rules, visa requirements, vaccinations and safety advice for Kiribati all live on the pages below. Each one goes straight to Kiribati, not to a search box.
We link to official sources and stop there. We do not check, summarise, rank or verify them — always read the official page itself before you travel, and read the one for your own nationality. We are an independent site with no government connection.
At a glance
The practical bits
| Plug types | I |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 240V |
| Emergency numbers * | 992, 993, 994, 999 |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD $) |
| Language | English, Gilbertese |
| Dialling code | +686 |
| Driving | On the left |
| Coastline | 1,143 km of coastline |
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* Emergency numbers can change, and can vary by region within a country. Always confirm with your accommodation or the nearest embassy before you travel.
Worth knowing
Five things that hold almost everywhere
- Grab (or the local equivalent) beats street taxis in most of Asia — and even where you don't use it, the app price tells you what's fair.
- ATMs: withdraw big and rarely, always in the local currency, and always decline the machine's kind offer to charge your card in pounds — that 'service' costs 3–6%.
- eSIM before you land (Airalo or similar) so you're online at arrivals; swap to a local SIM if you're staying weeks.
- Scooters anywhere: without the right licence category your travel insurance is void. That's the whole conversation.
- Save the local emergency number on day one, and know which private hospital expats use in your city — ask your host the day you arrive.
General travel habits, not advice specific to Kiribati. Rules, prices and fees change — check anything that matters before you rely on it.