Tuvalu
Country in Oceania
In brief
Area: 26 km². World rank 242 of 249; in Oceania, 24 of 27. Agricultural land: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 209; in Oceania, 1 of 19. From 2014 to 2024: agricultural land 60% → 100%.
Territory
- Area
- 26 km²
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 24
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 100% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Niulakita, 5 m
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 2
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 28
- Warmest month in the capital
- May, 29°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- March, 28°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- No data
Climate by month: Funafuti
May: day 29°C, night 28°C, precipitation 165 mm
Estimate from NASA POWER: averages for 2001–2025 at the capital’s location (grid cell about 50 km across). The city itself is often 1–3 °C warmer in winter.
Table of values
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Precipitation, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 28 | 325 |
| February | 29 | 28 | 317 |
| March | 29 | 28 | 237 |
| April | 29 | 28 | 165 |
| May | 29 | 28 | 165 |
| June | 29 | 28 | 165 |
| July | 29 | 28 | 171 |
| August | 29 | 28 | 167 |
| September | 29 | 28 | 137 |
| October | 29 | 28 | 184 |
| November | 29 | 28 | 215 |
| December | 29 | 28 | 284 |