TARAWA, KIRIBATI

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		83		83		83		83		83		84		83		83		83		84		84		84		83

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		87		86		86		86		86		87		87		87		87		87		87		87		87

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79		79		79		79		79		80		79		79		79		79		80		80		79

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		113		113		102		113		103		102		104		105		102		104		102		104		102

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54		72		68		72		66		75		63		63		66		63		54		55		54

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		302		24		21		24		24		26		26		26		27		27		27		26		24

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15		2		1		1		2		1		1		2		2		1		1		1		1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 58

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		76.2		10.9		7.8		7.5		6.8		6.2		5.4		6.3		4.6		3.4		3.4		4.5		7.7

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 58

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		151		32.4		26.3		28.5		20.7		24.4		16.4		20		20		14.2		15.8		21.4		19.1

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 58

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		15		0.2		0.2		0.2		---		0.1		---		0.2		---		---		---		---		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		87		87		86		87		89		88		88		87		86		85		85		85		87

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		74		75		75		75		76		75		75		73		72		70		70		72		75

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		76		76		76		76		77		77		76		76		75		75		75		76		76

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6560.4		542.5		494.4		542.5		525		573.5		540		558		558		540		573.5		555		558

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12039.1		1007.5		918.1		1007.5		975		1038.5		990		1023		1023		990		1038.5		1005		1023

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		12.4		12.4		12.5		12.5		12.5		12.6		12.6		12.5		12.5		12.4		12.4		12.4

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		11		11		12		12		11		10		10		10		11		11		11		10		11

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		5.6		6		6		5.9		5.8		5.7		5.9		6.2		6.5		6.4		6.1		5.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.9		1.9		2.1		2		1.8		1.7		1.7		1.8		1.9		1.8		1.8		1.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		5.6		5.9		5.9		5.8		5.8		5.7		5.8		6.1		6.4		6.3		6.1		5.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.1		5.7		5.9		5.5		5.5		6		6.1		6.3		6.3		6.6		6.6		6.5		5.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		5.6		6		6		5.9		5.8		5.7		5.9		6.2		6.5		6.4		6.1		5.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.2		2.1		2.2		2.3		2.3		2.1		1.9		2		2.2		2.2		2.2		2.1		2.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.8		6.6		7.1		7		6.7		6.5		6.4		6.5		7		7.3		7.2		6.8		6.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.8		7.7		8.1		7.6		7.2		7.5		7.6		7.7		8.1		8.2		8.2		8		8.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.7		4.5		4.2		4.3		4		5		4.6		4.7		5.4		4.8		4.5		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		1.5		1.6		1.7		1.7		1.5		1.4		1.4		1.4		1.6		1.5		1.5		1.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3.6		4.5		4.1		4.3		4		5		4.6		4.7		5.3		4.8		4.5		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.4		3.3		2.6		3		2.9		4.7		3.9		3.8		4.5		3.7		3.6		3