EzploraEzploraTravel magazine
South Tarawa, Kiribati
🇰🇮 Kiribati · capital

South Tarawa

South Tarawa is the capital and hub of the Republic of Kiribati and home to more than half of Kiribati's population. The South Tarawa population centre consists of all the small islets from Betio in the west to Bonriki and Tanaea in the north-east, connected by the South Tarawa main road, with an approximate population of 73,073 as of 2026.

Country
🇰🇮 Kiribati
Elevation
0 m
Population
40,311
Time zone
Pacific/Tarawa
Coordinates
1.33, 172.98

Weather in South Tarawa month by month

The best months to go: Sep · Oct · Nov

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
high30°30°30°30°30°30°30°30°30°30°30°30°
low25°25°25°26°26°26°26°25°26°26°26°25°
rain212 mm155 mm219 mm171 mm103 mm136 mm119 mm107 mm92 mm95 mm95 mm208 mm

2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.

Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Data from GeoNames, Open-Meteo.