South America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Easter Island

Early Mar, Late Mar, Mid Dec–Mid Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.0°C, with 2.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Easter Island
Photo: kallerna (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 10.9-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Easter Island season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 59.5)Mid Jan: Good (season score 60.1)Late Jan: Good (season score 68.2)Early Feb: Good (season score 63.0)Mid Feb: Good (season score 63.0)Late Feb: Okay (season score 56.6)Early Mar: Good (season score 58.6)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 54.6)Late Mar: Good (season score 60.2)Early Apr: Okay (season score 51.7)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 47.9)Late Apr: Fair (season score 37.9)Early May: Fair (season score 33.2)Mid May: Okay (season score 45.2)Late May: Fair (season score 36.1)Early Jun: Fair (season score 35.5)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 31.8)Late Jun: Okay (season score 48.9)Early Jul: Fair (season score 39.1)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 35.7)Late Jul: Fair (season score 40.0)Early Aug: Fair (season score 38.2)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 41.5)Late Aug: Fair (season score 39.2)Early Sep: Fair (season score 37.5)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 46.7)Late Sep: Fair (season score 42.7)Early Oct: Fair (season score 32.8)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 51.7)Late Oct: Okay (season score 51.7)Early Nov: Okay (season score 44.9)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 49.4)Late Nov: Okay (season score 52.8)Early Dec: Okay (season score 48.5)Mid Dec: Good (season score 59.8)Late Dec: Good (season score 63.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood27.1°C2.849.9%
FebruaryGood27.7°C3.349.2%
MarchGood27.2°C3.352.2%
AprilOkay25.8°C3.963.5%
MayFair23.8°C4.170.0%
JuneFair22.4°C3.971.0%
JulyFair21.6°C3.771.5%
AugustFair21.7°C3.471.1%
SeptemberFair22.1°C3.172.4%
OctoberOkay22.9°C3.271.8%
NovemberOkay24.1°C3.067.7%
DecemberOkay25.6°C3.157.4%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: ISLA DE PASCUA(2 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.