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Monthly climate in Funafuti, Tuvalu

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Funafuti 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 (77 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3147 mm (123.9 inches) and receives 303 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Funafuti enjoys an average of 3296 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 37 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Funafuti, Tuvalu §

The warmest months in Funafuti are January, May and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Funafuti 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 Funafuti, Tuvalu.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)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 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)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean minimum 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Funafuti, Tuvalu §

Funafuti usually has the most precipitation in February, August and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 426 mm (16.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Funafuti are March, July and November. On average, 177 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Funafuti, Tuvalu.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) 252 (9.9) 580 (22.8) 174 (6.9) 258 (10.2) 229 (9.0) 197 (7.8) 170 (6.7) 305 (12.0) 202 (7.9) 202 (7.9) 185 (7.3) 393 (15.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 23 25 25 26 25 27 28 24 26 23 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Funafuti, Tuvalu §

The sunniest months in Funafuti are March, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Funafuti: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Funafuti, Tuvalu.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 224 201 299 276 288 274 292 289 288 302 297 259
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 32m 12h 21m 12h 7m 11h 53m 11h 42m 11h 37m 11h 39m 11h 49m 12h 2m 12h 16m 12h 29m 12h 35m

Solar UV radiation in Funafuti, Tuvalu §

Funafuti experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Funafuti UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Funafuti, Tuvalu.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) 16 16 16 15 13 11 11 13 14 15 14 14