- Local time
- Pacific/Tarawa
- Country
- Kiribati
- Population
- 40,311
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Airports
- TRW
- 20 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 12,690 km
- 15 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Tarawa, month by month
- Jan28°
- Feb28°
- Mar28°
- Apr28°
- May29°
- Jun29°
- Jul29°
- Aug29°
- Sept29°
- Oct29°
- Nov29°
- Dec28°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to November.
Mean highs run from 28°C in February to 29°C in June, with about 1,714 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for TarawaThe model's grid cell here is mostly sea, so the daily high and low sit closer together than they do on land: afternoons ashore are usually warmer, and nights cooler.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Tarawa
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBTarawa
12,690 km
15 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHTarawa
12,790 km
15 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Pacific/Tarawa
- Country
- Kiribati
- Currency
- Australian Dollar AUDToday's indicative rate: AUD 1 ≈ USD 0.692Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type I240 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 192police193fire194ambulance195ambulance999general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +686 · On the left
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