Tarawa weather in April

In April, Tarawa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 206 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tarawa's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 206 mm; 22 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:27 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 9th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Tarawa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
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22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

How April really feels in Tarawa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 12 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tarawa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	211	17.8	11.9	5.1
Feb	28° / 26°	156	14.8	12	5.3
Mar	28° / 26°	221	20.5	12	4.9
Apr	28° / 26°	206	22	12	4.5
May	28° / 27°	143	19.8	12.1	4.8
Jun	28° / 27°	139	19.1	12.1	4.7
Jul	28° / 26°	134	18.8	12.1	4.9
Aug	28° / 27°	112	15.6	12	5.4
Sep	28° / 27°	89	13.9	12	5.5
Oct	28° / 27°	91	12.8	12	5.6
Nov	28° / 27°	93	12.9	11.9	5.5
Dec	28° / 27°	185	17.7	11.9	5.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	43	43	43	43	44	43	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	46	46	47	48
Cloudier (%)	57	57	57	57	56	57	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	56	54	54	53	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	42	58
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23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tarawa gets around 206 mm of rain over 22 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	69	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	71
8	71
9	72
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	74
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19	76
20	76
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24	76
25	76
26	76
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	74

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	33	32
Miserable (%)	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	62	63	64	64	65	66	67	67	68

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68

Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
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30	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:32	6:33
2	12.0	6:32	6:33
3	12.0	6:32	6:33
4	12.0	6:31	6:32
5	12.0	6:31	6:32
6	12.0	6:31	6:32
7	12.0	6:30	6:31
8	12.0	6:30	6:31
9	12.0	6:30	6:31
10	12.0	6:29	6:31
11	12.0	6:29	6:30
12	12.0	6:29	6:30
13	12.0	6:28	6:30
14	12.0	6:28	6:30
15	12.0	6:28	6:29
16	12.0	6:27	6:29
17	12.0	6:27	6:29
18	12.0	6:27	6:29
19	12.0	6:27	6:29
20	12.0	6:26	6:28
21	12.0	6:26	6:28
22	12.0	6:26	6:28
23	12.0	6:26	6:28
24	12.0	6:25	6:28
25	12.0	6:25	6:27
26	12.0	6:25	6:27
27	12.0	6:25	6:27
28	12.0	6:24	6:27
29	12.0	6:24	6:27
30	12.0	6:24	6:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tarawa?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Tarawa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarawa in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Tarawa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tarawa in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in July at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Tarawa in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarawa peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	16	15	14	12	12	13	14	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tarawa?

Tarawa sits at 1.3°N, 173.0°E, 6 m above sea level, in Kiribati. The nearest listed city is Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit, 664 km away.

Topography around Tarawa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tarawa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m.

The land around Tarawa is covered by water (98%) within 3 km, water (99%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

9 m

water 98%

16 km

12 m

water 99%

80 km

16 m

water 100%

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← March Tarawa year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit 664 km · Majuro 665 km · Yaren 705 km · Funafuti 1,294 km · Palikir 1,756 km · Malango 1,865 km · Panatina 1,870 km · Vura 1,872 km

Kiribati travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,559; 2025
Safe drinking water: 15%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 7.1; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 1.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tarawa (1.3278°, 172.977°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	71
8	71
9	72
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	74
14	74
15	74
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
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22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	71
8	71
9	72
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	74
14	74
15	74
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
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18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	71
8	71
9	72
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	74
14	74
15	74
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68