Buariki weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇮 Kiribati · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Buariki is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with September and November close behind. Buariki averages about 3,112 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 73 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,112
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 1,444 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 883
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Buariki?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Buariki is May, then September and November. The dullest month is January (70/100, 195 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Buariki?
Buariki is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,112 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 14 Sunshine Score points separate May from January. It ranks #2 of 4 destinations in Kiribati for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,050 hours. The year's 1,444 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 195 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 153 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 193 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 146 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 73 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 92 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 98 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 86 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 76 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 78 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 76 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 178 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Buariki by month
The sea off Buariki is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in March at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- South Tarawa Kiribati · 144 km · best in Sep · 2,988 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 1,845 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 1,882 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 2,038 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 2,072 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 2,097 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Butaritari Kiribati · 335 km · 2,564 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Enejit Marshall Islands · 676 km · 2,374 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mili Marshall Islands · 689 km · 2,374 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Yaren Nauru · 751 km · 2,982 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Jabor Jaluit Atoll Marshall Islands · 776 km · 2,359 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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