Monthly climate in Matang Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Matang Village features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (81 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 25 °C (78 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1078 mm (42.4 inches) and receives 153 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Matang Village enjoys an average of 3611 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 4 minutes to 12 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Matang Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati §

The warmest months in Matang Village are June, September and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and April, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Matang Village experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Matang Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(85°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(85°F)
30°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
Average low 27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Mean minimum 26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Minimum 25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Matang Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati §

Matang Village usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 13 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Matang Village are September, October and November. On average, 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Matang Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 137 (5.4) 134 (5.3) 158 (6.2) 130 (5.1) 100 (3.9) 79 (3.1) 89 (3.5) 56 (2.2) 34 (1.3) 25 (1.0) 35 (1.4) 102 (4.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 14 15 17 16 12 18 12 9 7 8 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Matang Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati §

The sunniest months in Matang Village are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Matang Village: January, February and April receive an average of 8 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Matang Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 245 258 308 298 313 306 315 320 316 319 305 302
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 8m 12h 7m 12h 5m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 8m 12h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Matang Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati §

Matang Village experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Matang Village UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Matang Village, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 16 16 16 14 12 12 13 14 14 13 12