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Best time to visit Funafuti

October is the best time to visit Funafuti for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 22 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 46/100
A beach holiday August sea 29 °C
The least cloud September 57 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 182 mm
Warmth December 28 °C
Cooler weather August 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 46 28 °C 22 68
2 November 46 28 °C 22 67
3 April 46 28 °C 26 67
4 March 45 28 °C 25 68
5 May 45 28 °C 25 67
6 August 45 28 °C 23 70
7 September 45 28 °C 22 69
8 December 45 28 °C 24 67
9 February 44 28 °C 23 68
10 January 44 28 °C 24 67
11 July 44 28 °C 23 69
12 June 44 28 °C 24 68

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 30 °C 28 °C 81 % 67
February 30 °C 28 °C 81 % 68
March 30 °C 28 °C 75 % 68
April 30 °C 28 °C 70 % 67
May 30 °C 28 °C 66 % 67
June 29 °C 28 °C 61 % 68
July 29 °C 28 °C 60 % 69
August 29 °C 28 °C 57 % 70
September 29 °C 28 °C 57 % 69
October 30 °C 28 °C 63 % 68
November 30 °C 28 °C 70 % 67
December 30 °C 28 °C 79 % 67

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 28 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.3 °C 366 mm 81 %
February 28.2 °C 349 mm 81 %
March 28.2 °C 304 mm 75 %
April 28.3 °C 252 mm 70 %
May 28.3 °C 236 mm 66 %
June 28.2 °C 213 mm 61 %
July 28.0 °C 206 mm 60 %
August 27.9 °C 215 mm 57 %
September 28.1 °C 182 mm 57 %
October 28.2 °C 209 mm 63 %
November 28.4 °C 220 mm 70 %
December 28.4 °C 300 mm 79 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.