Espiritu Santo vs Rarotonga: which is better, month by month

Rarotonga beats Espiritu Santo in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (81 vs 65) — while Espiritu Santo wins July to August; they are within 3 points in May, June and September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Espiritu Santo vs Rarotonga — all 12 months

MonthEspiritu SantoRarotongaWinnerGap
January67Csweltering, soaked, clean air78Bhot, soaked, clean airRarotonga11
February66Csweltering, soaked, clean air74Bhot, soaked, clean airRarotonga8
March63Csweltering, soaked, clean air77Bhot, soaked, clean airRarotonga14
April65Csweltering, soaked, clean air81Awarm, rainy, clean airRarotonga16
May76Bsweltering, soaked, clean air74Bwarm, soaked, clean airTie2
June83Ahot, rainy, clean air83Awarm, a little rain, clean airTie0
July86Ahot, rainy, clean air80Awarm, rainy, clean airEspiritu Santo6
August85Ahot, rainy, clean air81Awarm, rainy, clean airEspiritu Santo4
September84Ahot, rainy, clean air85Awarm, rainy, clean airTie1
October80Asweltering, soaked, clean air84Awarm, rainy, clean airRarotonga4
November76Bsweltering, soaked, clean air87Awarm, rainy, clean airRarotonga11
December72Bsweltering, soaked, clean air79Bhot, soaked, clean airRarotonga7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (65 vs 81). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Espiritu Santo

🇻🇺 Vanuatu · tropical climate

Best month
July 86/100
Months won
2 of 12

Rarotonga

Cook Islands · tropical climate

Best month
November 87/100
Months won
7 of 12

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