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Weather extremes

How extreme does Funafuti's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Funafuti has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 34 years of daily weather observations (1991–present), from the Funafuti Intl Arpt station 3 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Funafuti has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
107°F Oct 25, 1999

That is about 19°F hotter than a normal October afternoon in Funafuti (typical high near 89°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 107°F Oct 25, 1999
2 104°F Jun 3, 1994
3 104°F Mar 21, 1997
❄️ Coldest night
55°F Mar 15, 1996

About 23°F colder than a normal March night in Funafuti (typical low near 78°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 55°F Mar 15, 1996
2 55°F Dec 1, 1993
3 57°F Oct 3, 1993
🌧️ Most rain in one day
18.98 in May 7, 1996

More rain in a single day than Funafuti usually gets in the whole month of May (typical May total about 8.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 18.98 in May 7, 1996
2 15.43 in Mar 30, 2016
3 13.43 in Feb 2, 2007

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 107°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Funafuti's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — October's 107°F is about 19°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Funafuti's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 70s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 107°F and as low as 55°F. A single day has delivered over 19 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Funafuti Intl Arpt, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →