Tarawa climate

Tarawa Weather in October

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 October 1 to 28°C on October 31, and lows from 28°C to 28°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 109 mm over about 16 wet days.

October day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Tarawa, in °C, with the record for each date.20253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
28°C
Precipitation
109 mm
Record high
34°COct 26, 2016
Record low
21°COct 20, 1980
Daylight
12 h 06 min to 12 h 04 min
Cloud cover
57%
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 lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 128°C28°C33°C 198722°C 199446%
Oct 228°C28°C34°C 201223°C 198246%
Oct 328°C28°C34°C 201623°C 201547%
Oct 428°C28°C33°C 200822°C 201447%
Oct 528°C28°C33°C 200824°C 198648%
Oct 628°C28°C33°C 200522°C 201449%
Oct 728°C28°C33°C 201622°C 198050%
Oct 828°C28°C33°C 199023°C 201051%
Oct 928°C28°C33°C 200924°C 200252%
Oct 1028°C28°C33°C 200624°C 201652%
Oct 1128°C28°C33°C 199124°C 200251%
Oct 1228°C28°C33°C 200524°C 198650%
Oct 1328°C28°C33°C 201624°C 200449%
Oct 1428°C28°C33°C 200623°C 198348%
Oct 1528°C28°C33°C 199023°C 200748%
Oct 1628°C28°C34°C 201623°C 199847%
Oct 1728°C28°C33°C 200123°C 201246%
Oct 1828°C28°C33°C 200523°C 200246%
Oct 1928°C28°C33°C 200124°C 201246%
Oct 2028°C28°C33°C 199021°C 198047%
Oct 2128°C28°C34°C 201623°C 199647%
Oct 2228°C28°C33°C 201624°C 198646%
Oct 2328°C28°C33°C 200523°C 199247%
Oct 2428°C28°C34°C 200423°C 199648%
Oct 2528°C28°C33°C 201623°C 200248%
Oct 2628°C28°C34°C 201623°C 198349%
Oct 2728°C28°C33°C 198623°C 201850%
Oct 2828°C28°C33°C 200524°C 199050%
Oct 2928°C28°C33°C 200523°C 202151%
Oct 3028°C28°C33°C 199023°C 200252%
Oct 3128°C28°C33°C 200924°C 201452%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Tarawa, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

October 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
October 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 6:14 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station KR000091610, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. 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.