Oceania · Beach travel

Best time to visit Rarotonga

Late Jun, Mid Jul–Late Aug, Mid Sep, Mid Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.2°C, with 2.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Rarotonga
Photo: Mr Bullitt (CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 15.4-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Rarotonga season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Okay (season score 45.8)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 42.8)Late Jan: Fair (season score 34.0)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 25.2)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 24.3)Late Feb: Fair (season score 35.0)Early Mar: Fair (season score 30.9)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 33.1)Late Mar: Okay (season score 45.3)Early Apr: Okay (season score 56.5)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 49.7)Late Apr: Okay (season score 49.0)Early May: Okay (season score 52.1)Mid May: Good (season score 58.9)Late May: Good (season score 66.1)Early Jun: Good (season score 62.6)Mid Jun: Good (season score 67.7)Late Jun: Great (season score 75.7)Early Jul: Good (season score 69.4)Mid Jul: Great (season score 71.7)Late Jul: Great (season score 74.0)Early Aug: Great (season score 73.4)Mid Aug: Great (season score 72.6)Late Aug: Great (season score 71.5)Early Sep: Good (season score 70.1)Mid Sep: Great (season score 73.6)Late Sep: Good (season score 58.6)Early Oct: Good (season score 70.7)Mid Oct: Great (season score 71.5)Late Oct: Good (season score 66.6)Early Nov: Good (season score 67.5)Mid Nov: Good (season score 65.9)Late Nov: Okay (season score 51.6)Early Dec: Okay (season score 50.5)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 57.0)Late Dec: Okay (season score 52.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair29.6°C4.370.1%
FebruaryOff-season30.0°C4.369.8%
MarchFair30.0°C4.568.1%
AprilOkay29.3°C3.966.7%
MayGood27.9°C3.470.0%
JuneGood26.9°C2.966.2%
JulyGreat26.2°C2.563.0%
AugustGreat25.9°C2.364.4%
SeptemberGood26.4°C2.766.2%
OctoberGood26.9°C2.367.9%
NovemberGood28.2°C2.968.3%
DecemberOkay28.9°C3.570.3%

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: RAROTONGA INTL(4 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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