It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on January and a markedly drier stretch around July. In July, expect highs around 28°C with rain on roughly 4 days of the month.
Things to Do
Swimming with humpback whales is the signature activity, alongside snorkeling the coral reefs of Vava'u.
Local Cuisine
Try lu pulu (corned beef and taro leaves in coconut cream), a Tongan feast dish.
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 hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 23°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:25 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Daylight13h 9m
FebruaryAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 23°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:39 AM
Sunset6:21 PM
Daylight12h 42m
MarchAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 23°C
Rainfall112 mm
Rainy days14
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Daylight12h 9m
AprilOK
Expect warm days around 30°/22°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 22°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:15 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Daylight11h 31m
MayGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/21°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 21°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise6:30 AM
Sunset5:30 PM
Daylight10h 60m
JuneGreat
Expect warm days around 28°/19°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 19°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Daylight10h 43m
JulyBest
Expect warm days around 28°/18°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 18°C
Rainfall32 mm
Rainy days4
Sunrise6:35 AM
Sunset5:25 PM
Daylight10h 50m
AugustGreat
Expect warm days around 28°/19°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 19°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:22 AM
Sunset5:38 PM
Daylight11h 17m
SeptemberGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/20°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 20°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset5:57 PM
Daylight11h 53m
OctoberOK
Expect warm days around 29°/21°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 21°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise5:45 AM
Sunset6:15 PM
Daylight12h 30m
NovemberOK
Expect warm days around 30°/22°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 22°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset6:31 PM
Daylight13h 2m
DecemberAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests