Gilbert Islands · Kiribati
Tarawa travel guide
Tarawa is a city in Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, home to about 70,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TRW17 km · Bonriki International Airport
- Currency
- AUDAustralian dollar
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tarawa
- Language
- English, Gilbertese
When to go
The best time to visit Tarawa
Tarawa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 248 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Tarawa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bonriki International Airport (TRW), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line.
TRW · Bonriki International Airport
Questions
Tarawa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tarawa?
Tarawa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 248 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tarawa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bonriki International Airport (TRW), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Tarawa?
Australian dollar (AUD).
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.