Funafuti weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇻 Tuvalu · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Funafuti is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 69/100), with January and February close behind. Funafuti averages about 2,554 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 137 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,554
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 69/100
- Rain / year
- 2,532 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Funafuti?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Funafuti is September, then January and February. The dullest month is January (66/100, 325 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Funafuti?
Funafuti gets a lot of sun: around 2,554 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 3 Sunshine Score points separate September from January. It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Tuvalu. The year's 2,532 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 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 325 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 317 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 237 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 165 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 165 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 165 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 171 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 167 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 137 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 184 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 215 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 284 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Funafuti by month
The sea off Funafuti is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 30°C / 86°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
- Nadi Fiji · 1,045 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 1,061 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
- South Tarawa Kiribati · 1,290 km · best in Sep · 2,988 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 1,515 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,557 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 2,044 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Rotuma Fiji · 498 km · 2,488 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Futuna Island Wallis & Futuna · 709 km · 2,575 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wallis Island Wallis & Futuna · 726 km · 2,633 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Labasa Fiji · 883 km · 2,303 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Matei Fiji · 914 km · 2,498 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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