Weather in Nanumanga

Calculated from weather data of Bonriki International Airport (NGTA) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	30.7	31.3	30.5	30.6	29.3	32.1
February	30.6	31.3	30.3	30.8	29.8	31.3
March	30.5	30.8	30.8	30.3	30.1	30.8
April	30.6	31.1	30.8	30.3	30.3	31.0
May	30.9		31.3	30.3	30.8	31.0
June	31.0		31.5	30.3	30.6	31.1
July	30.9		31.1	30.0	30.8	30.8
August	31.1		31.5	30.3	31.1	31.1
September	31.3		31.6	30.6	31.1	31.1
October	31.1		31.6	30.6	30.8	30.6
November	31.1		31.5	30.3	30.6	30.6
December	30.8		30.8	30.6	30.6	30.1
Average	30.9	31.2	31.1	30.4	30.5	31.0

1st highest temperature of Kiribati

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	25.1	23	24	25	25	27
February	25.6	25	24	27	23	27
March	25.6	26	25	26	25	26
April	25.8	26	25	26	25	26
May	26.0		24	26	27	26
June	26.1		26	26	26	26
July	25.5		23	25	27	26
August	25.6		26	26	27	26
September	25.9		26	27	26	25
October	25.7		26	26	26	26
November	25.6		25	26	27	25
December	25.5		25	27	26	25
Average	25.6	24.9	24.8	26.0	25.7	25.9

2nd lowest temperature of Kiribati

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	107	287	161	215	282
25 °C or warmer	121	365	354	365	366
20 °C or warmer	121	365	354	365	366
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.0	14	2	5	7	9
February	5.4	6	6	2	4	13
March	6.5	11	1	2	1	15
April	6.4	4	4	1	8	3
May	3.6		3	0	7	4
June	4.2		9	1	3	1
July	5.6		13	2	4	3
August	2.9		5	1	2	1
September	2.5		8	1	2	1
October	2.8		8	3	1	1
November	2.8		8	1	1	1
December	7.8		14	1	1	4
Average	5.1	9.0	6.7	1.5	3.3	4.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	17.3	13	17	16	19	12
February	17.3	14	17	17	16	13
March	17.6	14	15	18	16	14
April	15.3	13	13	16	13	14
May	15.6		12	14	17	14
June	13.7		10	15	13	13
July	15.0		10	19	16	15
August	13.9		8	18	15	15
September	16.2		10	19	20	17
October	14.4		10	17	15	16
November	14.7		9	15	18	16
December	14.9		12	15	16	18
Average	15.4	13.5	11.9	16.6	16.3	14.8

1st highest wind speed of Kiribati

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	E	NE	E	NE
February	NE	E	E	NE	NE
March	NE	E	E	E	E
April	E	E	E	E	E
May		E	E	E	E
June		E	E	E	E
July		NE	E	E	E
August		E	E	E	E
September		E	E	E	E
October		NW	E	E	E
November		N	E	E	E
December		NE	E	E	E

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Nanumanga weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Nanumanga?

The warmest month is September with an average temperature of 31 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Nanumanga?

The coldest month is March with an average daytime temperature of 31 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Nanumanga?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 7.8 %.

Which month is the driest in Nanumanga?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in September. The probability is about 2.6 %.