Butaritari weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇮 Kiribati · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Butaritari is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 68/100), with November and September close behind. Butaritari averages about 2,564 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 140 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,564
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 68/100
- Rain / year
- 2,473 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Butaritari?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Butaritari is October, then November and September. The dullest month is January (66/100, 230 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Butaritari?
Butaritari gets a lot of sun: around 2,564 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 2 Sunshine Score points separate October from January. It ranks #4 of 4 destinations in Kiribati for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,050 hours. The year's 2,473 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 | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 230 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 182 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 290 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 278 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 204 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 236 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 213 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 163 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 148 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 140 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 143 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 246 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Butaritari by month
The sea off Butaritari is warmest in August 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 · 193 km · best in Sep · 2,988 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 1,983 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 2,157 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 2,363 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 2,373 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 2,433 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Buariki Kiribati · 335 km · 3,112 h sun/yr · best in May
- Enejit Marshall Islands · 341 km · 2,374 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mili Marshall Islands · 354 km · 2,374 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jabor Jaluit Atoll Marshall Islands · 471 km · 2,359 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Majuro Atoll Marshall Islands · 474 km · 2,498 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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