- Local time
- Pacific/Tongatapu
- Country
- Tonga
- Population
- 22,400
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Airports
- TBU
- 13 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 14,860 km
- 18 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Nuku‘alofa, month by month
- Jan27°
- Feb27°
- Mar27°
- Apr27°
- May25°
- Jun24°
- Jul23°
- Aug23°
- Sept23°
- Oct24°
- Nov25°
- Dec26°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to December.
Mean highs run from 23°C in August to 27°C in February, with about 1,518 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for Nuku‘alofaThe 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 Nuku‘alofa
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBNuku‘alofa
14,860 km
18 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
From AUHNuku‘alofa
14,920 km
18 hrs 20 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/Tongatapu
- Country
- Tonga
- Currency
- Tongan Paʻanga TOPToday's indicative rate: TOP 1 ≈ USD 0.418Indicative, 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
- 911general emergency922police927fire928fire933ambulance999fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +676 · On the left
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