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Kiribati travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Tabiteuea
Tabiteuea. Photo: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
17h 45mflight from London
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No visafor UK passports
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Remote atolls where the new day begins first

Don't miss

  1. Tarawa
  2. Kiritimati
  3. Fishing
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Best time to visit Kiribati from the UK

Best value: All year. Year-round; Apr–Oct is driest.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Tarawa, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Tarawa for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: June and SeptemberThe warmest of the best-value months (28°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Warmest: September (28°C) · coolest: February (28°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Festivals and events

  • Independence Day Jul · South Tarawa

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 17h 45m
Distance
14,111 km
Main airport
TRW

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Australian dollarCapital: Tarawa
Type I · 240VBring a UK adapter
Drive on the leftSame as the UK
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EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • VisaNo visa neededNo visa for short visits
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersSame-sex relations are illegal or prosecutedRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Kiribati, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 19 March 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Kiribati before you book and again before you go.

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