Tarawa
Capital of Kiribati: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Tarawa is the capital of Kiribati, in Gilbert Islands. About 40,311 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 1.33° N, 172.98° E, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Tarawa time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Tarawa. Green dots: other major cities of Kiribati. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tarawa has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Mar at about 28°C (82°F). Around 1,714 mm (67 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in KiribatiNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2110257 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bairiki National Stadium, Tarawa, Kiribati: Flexmaen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
