Tarawa climate

Tarawa Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Tarawa, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 28°C on August 1 to 29°C on August 31, and lows from 28°C to 28°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 112 mm over about 16 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Tarawa, in °C, with the record for each date.25262728293031151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
28°C
Precipitation
112 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CAug 22, 2019
Reanalysis low
25°CAug 15, 2011
Daylight
12 h 11 min to 12 h 09 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
16.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 128°C28°C29°C 201926°C 199766%
Aug 228°C28°C29°C 201627°C 200966%
Aug 328°C28°C30°C 201627°C 201265%
Aug 428°C28°C29°C 200627°C 200964%
Aug 528°C28°C30°C 200626°C 200863%
Aug 628°C28°C30°C 201926°C 199762%
Aug 728°C28°C30°C 200626°C 200861%
Aug 828°C28°C30°C 200627°C 199761%
Aug 928°C28°C30°C 200626°C 199660%
Aug 1028°C28°C30°C 201927°C 199758%
Aug 1128°C28°C30°C 201927°C 201057%
Aug 1228°C28°C29°C 201726°C 199756%
Aug 1328°C28°C29°C 201726°C 199757%
Aug 1428°C28°C29°C 201727°C 199757%
Aug 1528°C28°C29°C 201725°C 201156%
Aug 1628°C28°C29°C 199527°C 202057%
Aug 1728°C28°C29°C 200326°C 202056%
Aug 1828°C28°C29°C 200926°C 202055%
Aug 1928°C28°C29°C 201426°C 200254%
Aug 2028°C28°C29°C 200326°C 200252%
Aug 2128°C28°C30°C 199126°C 200250%
Aug 2228°C28°C30°C 201926°C 199749%
Aug 2328°C28°C30°C 201926°C 199748%
Aug 2428°C28°C30°C 201926°C 199748%
Aug 2528°C28°C30°C 201926°C 199748%
Aug 2628°C28°C30°C 200627°C 199747%
Aug 2728°C28°C30°C 200627°C 199746%
Aug 2829°C28°C30°C 201927°C 199845%
Aug 2929°C28°C29°C 201926°C 199745%
Aug 3029°C28°C29°C 201726°C 199944%
Aug 3129°C28°C29°C 201926°C 199943%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Tarawa, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+12).

August 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 6:40 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 6:33 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.