Funafuti weather in August

In August, Funafuti sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 215 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Funafuti's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Funafuti's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 215 mm; 23.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:16 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Funafuti is capital of Tuvalu.

Density: 2,633/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Funafuti 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	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	31
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	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	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
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
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14	28	26
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22	28	26
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24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

How August really feels in Funafuti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Funafuti weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 27°	357	25	12.4	3.7
Feb	28° / 26°	359	22.9	12.3	3.7
Mar	28° / 26°	301	25.1	12.1	3.8
Apr	28° / 27°	250	25.6	11.8	3.7
May	28° / 27°	237	25.6	11.6	3.8
Jun	28° / 26°	205	24.3	11.5	4.0
Jul	28° / 26°	204	23.3	11.6	4.5
Aug	28° / 26°	215	23.7	11.7	4.6
Sep	28° / 26°	178	22.1	12	4.5
Oct	28° / 26°	203	22.5	12.2	4.3
Nov	28° / 26°	213	22.5	12.4	4.1
Dec	28° / 27°	293	24.8	12.5	3.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	57	57	57	57	56	56	57	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	59
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Funafuti gets around 215 mm of rain over 23.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 77% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	75
3	75
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	75
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20	75
21	75
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	76
31	75

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 55% 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	31
Oppressive (%)	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56
Miserable (%)	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	22	breezy
2	22	breezy
3	22	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
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27	21	breezy
28	22	breezy
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30	22	breezy
31	22	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:58 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:21	5:58
2	11.6	6:20	5:58
3	11.6	6:20	5:58
4	11.6	6:20	5:58
5	11.6	6:20	5:58
6	11.7	6:19	5:58
7	11.7	6:19	5:59
8	11.7	6:19	5:59
9	11.7	6:18	5:59
10	11.7	6:18	5:59
11	11.7	6:18	5:59
12	11.7	6:17	5:59
13	11.7	6:17	5:59
14	11.7	6:17	5:59
15	11.7	6:16	5:59
16	11.7	6:16	5:59
17	11.7	6:15	5:59
18	11.7	6:15	5:59
19	11.7	6:15	5:59
20	11.7	6:14	5:59
21	11.8	6:14	5:59
22	11.8	6:13	5:59
23	11.8	6:13	5:59
24	11.8	6:12	5:59
25	11.8	6:12	5:59
26	11.8	6:11	5:58
27	11.8	6:11	5:58
28	11.8	6:10	5:58
29	11.8	6:10	5:58
30	11.8	6:09	5:58
31	11.8	6:08	5:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.29 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
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10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
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14	5.3	Bright
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18	5.3	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Funafuti

In seasonPeak

None of Funafuti's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Funafuti sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Funafuti?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Funafuti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Funafuti in August

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

In August, Funafuti sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Funafuti in August

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 29°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)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Funafuti in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Funafuti peaks around February 15 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (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)	16	17	16	14	12	10	11	12	14	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Funafuti?

Funafuti sits at 8.5°S, 179.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Tuvalu. The nearest listed city is Mata-Utu, 732 km away.

Topography around Funafuti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Funafuti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m.

The land around Funafuti is covered by water (96%) within 3 km, water (100%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

5 m

water 96%

16 km

15 m

water 100%

80 km

12 m

water 100%

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August weather nearby: Mata-Utu 732 km · Labasa 880 km · Lautoka 1,028 km · Nadi 1,050 km · Levuka 1,061 km · Nasinu 1,064 km · Lami 1,069 km · Suva 1,072 km

Tuvalu travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 89% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,041; 2025
Safe drinking water: 9%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 18.3; per 100k, 2012
Income group: Upper 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 Funafuti (-8.5243°, 179.1942°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	75
3	75
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	76
31	75

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

	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
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	75
3	75
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	76
31	75

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

	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
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	75
3	75
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	76
31	75

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44