When is the best time to go to islands of the South Pacific?

When is the best time to go to islands of the South Pacific? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

  • In the South Pacific Islands, the weather is good across more than 51% of the territory for: June, July, August, September and October
  • The cities with the best climate are Tarawa, Christmas Island, Gilbert islands (Nikunau) and Tabiteuea Island, with good weather at least 11 months a year
  • The best months for swimming in Avarua are January, February, March, April, November and December


Where and when to go based on the weather?

Cook islands
Avarua, Palmerston island, Rarotonga island...

April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November
24°C to 30°C°C
3 to 16 days
25°C to 28°C
January, February, March and December
27°C to 29°C°C
8 to 22 days
27°C to 28°C

Fiji
Nadi, Suva, Sigatoka...

July
25°C to 26°C°C
3 to 7 days
May and June
26°C to 28°C°C
5 to 12 days
January, February, March, April, August, September, October, November and December
25°C to 30°C°C
4 to 19 days

Kiribati
Tarawa, Christmas Island, Banaba Island...

All year round
27°C to 30°C°C
1 to 14 days
27°C to 30°C

Samoan Islands
Apia, Savai'i island, Upolu island...

March, June, July, August, September and October
28°C to 29°C°C
7 to 25 days
28°C to 30°C
January, February, April, May, November and December
28°C to 29°C°C
11 to 25 days
30°C

Solomon islands
Honiara, Choiseul Island, Guadalcanal Island...

June, July, August and September
28°C to 30°C°C
15 to 26 days
29°C to 30°C
January, February, March, April, May, October, November and December
28°C to 31°C°C
16 to 26 days
29°C to 31°C

Tonga
Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu Island, Haʻapai islands (Lifuka and Foa)...

April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
23°C to 29°C°C
4 to 18 days
24°C to 29°C
January, February and March
27°C to 29°C°C
12 to 19 days
28°C to 29°C

Tuvalu
Vaiaku (Fongafale), Funafuti, Nanumea...

March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
29°C to 30°C°C
9 to 22 days
29°C to 30°C
January and February
29°C to 30°C°C
14 to 21 days
30°C

Vanuatu
Port-Vila, Luganville, Norsup...

May, June, July, August, September and November
25°C to 29°C°C
3 to 16 days
25°C to 29°C
January, February, March, April, October and December
26°C to 30°C°C
4 to 22 days
25°C to 30°C

Best time to travel to South Pacific Islands by cities

Chargement en cours
Cook islands Cook islands Fiji Fiji Kiribati Kiribati Samoan Islands Samoan Islands Solomon islands Solomon islands Tonga Tonga Tuvalu Tuvalu Vanuatu Vanuatu



Temperatures and rainfall in the South Pacific Islands

On these 3 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of South Pacific Islands and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Nadi, Port-Vila, Avarua, Apia and Nukuʻalofa, as well as the month-by-month sea temperature for coastal cities.


Peak visitor numbers and tourist seasons in the South Pacific Islands

Find out when South Pacific Islands has its high tourist season (the period when the influx of tourists is highest) and off-peak tourist season using our data and figures.

Tourist seasons in the South Pacific Islands

The months with low numbers of tourists are: . The number of visitors to South Pacific Islands is high in: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

  • High season in the South Pacific Islands: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

Figure: Visitor index for South Pacific Islands month by month




Where to go in the South Pacific Islands?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities jan.feb.mar.apr.mayjun.jul.aug.sep.oct.nov.dec.
Nadi30°C30°C30°C29°C28°C27°C26°C26°C27°C28°C29°C29°C
Port-Vila28°C29°C29°C28°C27°C26°C25°C25°C25°C26°C27°C28°C
Avarua27°C28°C28°C27°C26°C25°C24°C24°C24°C24°C25°C27°C
Apia29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C28°C28°C28°C28°C28°C29°C29°C
Nukuʻalofa27°C28°C28°C27°C26°C25°C24°C23°C24°C24°C25°C26°C
Vaiaku (Fongafale)30°C29°C30°C30°C30°C30°C29°C29°C29°C29°C30°C30°C
Suva30°C30°C30°C29°C27°C27°C26°C26°C26°C27°C28°C29°C
Palmerston island28°C28°C29°C28°C27°C26°C26°C25°C26°C26°C27°C28°C
Rarotonga island27°C28°C28°C27°C26°C25°C24°C24°C24°C24°C25°C27°C
Tarawa29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C
Honiara30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C31°C30°C
Savai'i island29°C28°C29°C29°C29°C28°C28°C28°C28°C28°C28°C28°C
Upolu island29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C28°C28°C28°C28°C28°C29°C29°C
Rakahanga island29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C28°C28°C29°C29°C29°C
Banaba Island30°C30°C29°C30°C30°C29°C29°C29°C29°C30°C30°C30°C
Christmas Island27°C27°C28°C28°C28°C28°C28°C28°C27°C27°C27°C27°C
Gilbert islands (Nikunau)29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C
Tabiteuea Island29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C
Choiseul Island30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C29°C29°C29°C29°C29°C30°C30°C
Guadalcanal Island30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C30°C31°C30°C

Legend:

perfect weather

good weather

tolerable weather

bad weather

very bad weather


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Is this weather information for South Pacific Islands reliable?

Climate data for South Pacific Islands has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for South Pacific Islands allows us to determine the average for each month in Nadi, Port-Vila, Avarua, Apia, Nukuʻalofa, Vaiaku (Fongafale), Suva, Palmerston island, and 55 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.

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