Tarawa climate

Tarawa Weather in December

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 December 1 to 28°C on December 31, and lows from 28°C to 28°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 198 mm over about 19 wet days.

December 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.2426283032151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
28°C
Precipitation
198 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CDec 13, 2018
Reanalysis low
25°CDec 20, 2010
Daylight
12 h 03 min to 12 h 03 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
18.4 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
Dec 128°C28°C30°C 199326°C 201048%
Dec 228°C28°C29°C 199326°C 201049%
Dec 328°C28°C29°C 201426°C 200150%
Dec 428°C28°C30°C 199326°C 200651%
Dec 528°C28°C29°C 200626°C 201052%
Dec 628°C28°C30°C 201327°C 199853%
Dec 728°C28°C29°C 201327°C 201054%
Dec 828°C28°C29°C 200326°C 201054%
Dec 928°C28°C30°C 201826°C 201055%
Dec 1028°C28°C30°C 201826°C 201056%
Dec 1128°C28°C30°C 201826°C 201057%
Dec 1228°C28°C30°C 201526°C 201058%
Dec 1328°C28°C30°C 201826°C 201058%
Dec 1428°C28°C30°C 201826°C 201059%
Dec 1528°C28°C29°C 200426°C 201060%
Dec 1628°C28°C29°C 201926°C 201060%
Dec 1728°C28°C30°C 201826°C 201060%
Dec 1828°C28°C29°C 201826°C 201060%
Dec 1928°C28°C30°C 201825°C 201059%
Dec 2028°C28°C30°C 200425°C 201059%
Dec 2128°C28°C30°C 201826°C 201059%
Dec 2228°C28°C30°C 201826°C 201059%
Dec 2328°C28°C30°C 201426°C 200059%
Dec 2428°C28°C30°C 200626°C 199957%
Dec 2528°C28°C30°C 201926°C 201056%
Dec 2628°C28°C30°C 201926°C 199455%
Dec 2728°C28°C30°C 200426°C 201054%
Dec 2828°C28°C30°C 200426°C 201054%
Dec 2928°C28°C30°C 200426°C 201054%
Dec 3028°C28°C30°C 201926°C 201055%
Dec 3128°C28°C30°C 201926°C 200055%

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).

December 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 6:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 6:32 PM

Every day of December: 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.