Adamstown (Pitcairn) weather in July
July in Adamstown: nice, rainy, with clean air — a great time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#12 of 12 months in Adamstown · #726 of 1413 destinations to visit in July · comfort 78/100 (tier B)
- Days
- 21°C
- Nights
- 20°C
- Wet days
- 10
- Sun
- 8.3 h
- Humidity
- 73%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Traveller notes on Adamstown in July
Pitcairn's forum is mostly logistics questions about the supply ship, not weather chat, so there isn't much first-hand July commentary out there. What I can say from the island's own climate record is that July sits in Pitcairn's cooler, breezier season - daytime highs in the low 20s C rather than the muggier low-30s heat visitors describe for the southern summer months. Expect a stiff onshore wind most days and a shower or two, but nothing like a tropical downpour; the sea stays swimmable even if it's a notch cooler than peak summer.
Other months in Adamstown
Trip reports for Adamstown, the only settlement on Pitcairn Island and home to fewer than 50 people, are extremely thin on the forum, and what discussion exists focuses almost entirely on whether ocean swells allow tenders to land at all rather than on air temperature - posters describe ships passing by unable to put passengers ashore because of rough seas, and visits getting cut short when the sea turns rough in the afternoon. Given how little destination-specific weather detail exists, this note is grounded in the well-established regional pattern for this remote South Pacific island: a warm, humid, fairly stable tropical-to-subtropical climate year-round, with January falling in the hotter, more humid half of the year. The real planning risk here is less about temperature and much more about whether swell conditions permit a landing at all.
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Adamstown climate normals — July
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Adamstown in July
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Quietschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Adamstown's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherAdamstown's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Adamstown in July
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
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Landing depends on the swell
1 Jan – 31 DecClosuresEverything and everyone comes ashore by longboat through the surf at Bounty Bay. When the swell is up the captain calls it off, and a scheduled visit becomes a slow lap of the island from the rail. Source ↗
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Quarterly ship from Mangareva
1 Jan – 31 DecBook earlyThe MV Silver Supporter is the only scheduled way in, running in quarterly blocks from Mangareva in French Polynesia and timed to the weekly Air Tahiti flight. Twelve berths, so dates are taken a long way ahead. Source ↗
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Adamstown in July — FAQ
- Is July a good time to visit Adamstown?
- July in Adamstown: nice, rainy, with clean air — a great time to visit. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Adamstown on SeasonMap's comfort score (78/100).
- What is the weather like in Adamstown in July?
- In July, Adamstown averages a daily high of 21.4°C and a low of 20.2°C, with about 90.6 mm of rain over roughly 10.3 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Adamstown in July?
- Adamstown has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 46 in July.