Oceania · Nature travel

Best time to visit Rotorua

Mid Jan, Early Feb–Early Apr, Late Apr–Early May is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.2°C, with 3.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Rotorua
Photo: Krzysztof Golik (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 17.3-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Rotorua season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 70.3)Mid Jan: Great (season score 72.6)Late Jan: Good (season score 71.3)Early Feb: Great (season score 73.9)Mid Feb: Great (season score 74.4)Late Feb: Great (season score 74.2)Early Mar: Great (season score 76.4)Mid Mar: Great (season score 78.9)Late Mar: Great (season score 74.5)Early Apr: Great (season score 73.2)Mid Apr: Good (season score 68.3)Late Apr: Great (season score 71.5)Early May: Great (season score 72.1)Mid May: Good (season score 65.9)Late May: Okay (season score 48.9)Early Jun: Okay (season score 49.0)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 40.2)Late Jun: Fair (season score 28.6)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 22.5)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 21.1)Late Jul: Fair (season score 36.6)Early Aug: Fair (season score 31.5)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 28.0)Late Aug: Okay (season score 49.1)Early Sep: Okay (season score 45.2)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 47.3)Late Sep: Okay (season score 51.0)Early Oct: Okay (season score 47.6)Mid Oct: Good (season score 58.0)Late Oct: Good (season score 65.0)Early Nov: Good (season score 67.0)Mid Nov: Good (season score 65.7)Late Nov: Good (season score 68.1)Early Dec: Good (season score 67.2)Mid Dec: Good (season score 62.0)Late Dec: Good (season score 66.8)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
JanuaryGood23.3°C3.367.9%
FebruaryGreat23.6°C3.268.3%
MarchGreat21.6°C3.365.9%
AprilGood18.4°C3.766.0%
MayGood15.2°C4.063.1%
JuneFair12.5°C4.465.2%
JulyOff-season11.5°C4.466.1%
AugustFair12.3°C4.667.3%
SeptemberOkay14.2°C4.170.4%
OctoberOkay16.1°C3.972.6%
NovemberGood18.6°C3.574.1%
DecemberGood21.1°C4.074.7%

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.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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