It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on January and a markedly drier stretch around May. In May, expect highs around 27°C with rain on roughly 8 days of the month.
Things to Do
Whale watching, sea caves, and some of the clearest water in the Pacific for snorkeling are the highlights.
Local Cuisine
Try takihi, a coconut-based taro dish, and fresh reef fish.
Month-by-month weather
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
JanuaryAvoid
Expect warm days around 29°/23°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 23°C
Rainfall160 mm
Rainy days20
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset6:31 PM
Daylight13h 2m
FebruaryAvoid
Expect warm days around 29°/23°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 23°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Daylight12h 38m
MarchAvoid
Expect warm days around 29°/23°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 23°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Daylight12h 8m
AprilGreat
Expect warm days around 28°/23°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 23°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:13 AM
Sunset5:47 PM
Daylight11h 34m
MayBest
Expect warm days around 27°/22°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 22°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise6:27 AM
Sunset5:33 PM
Daylight11h 6m
JuneGreat
Expect warm days around 27°/21°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 21°C
Rainfall72 mm
Rainy days9
Sunrise6:34 AM
Sunset5:26 PM
Daylight10h 51m
JulyAvoid
Expect warm days around 26°/21°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
High / Low26° / 21°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:29 PM
Daylight10h 57m
AugustAvoid
Expect warm days around 26°/21°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
High / Low26° / 21°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise6:19 AM
Sunset5:41 PM
Daylight11h 21m
SeptemberGreat
Expect warm days around 27°/21°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 21°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset5:57 PM
Daylight11h 54m
OctoberGreat
Expect warm days around 27°/22°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 22°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Daylight12h 27m
NovemberAvoid
Expect warm days around 28°/22°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 22°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Daylight12h 55m
DecemberGreat
Expect warm days around 28°/23°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests