Alofi weather by month

The best time to visit Alofi is June, September and November — 86/100 in September, 27°C and 12 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, June to November (83/100 on average).

The worst month is February at 65/100 — hot, soaked, clean air. See February →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Alofi Niue · South Pacific · Island86
  1. 71Jan
  2. 65Feb
  3. 75Mar
  4. 76Apr
  5. 71May
  6. 83Jun
  7. 81Jul
  8. 83Aug
  9. 86Sep
  10. 82Oct
  11. 84Nov
  12. 74Dec

Best season: June to November (83/100 on average) · worst February (65/100)

Days
27°C
Nights
20°C
Wet days
12
Sun
10 h
Humidity
78%
Daylight
12 h
Alofi, Niue
Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia · Public domain

Alofi, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Alofi is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan71B30°C20 d10 hBusy2
Feb65C30°C20 d9 hQuiet2
Mar75B30°C21 d10 hShoulder2
Apr76B29°C17 d10 hShoulder2
May71B28°C16 d9 hQuiet1
Jun83A27°C11 d9 hBusy2
Jul81A26°C12 d9 hShoulder2
Aug83A27°C12 d9 hShoulder2
Sep86A27°C12 d10 hPeak2
Oct82A28°C12 d10 hBusy3
Nov84A28°C15 d11 hBusy2
Dec74B29°C20 d11 hBusy2

What's on in Alofi through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

February
  • Kaloama goatfish run1 Feb – 31 Mar (usually)Nature
April
  • Village Show Days1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)Festival
June
  • Humpback whales15 Jun – 31 Oct (usually)Nature
October
  • Constitution Celebrations17–28 Oct (usually)Holiday
November
  • Cyclone season1 Nov – 30 AprHazard
December
  • Christmas homecoming15 Dec – 15 Jan (usually)Holiday

Everything on in Alofi through the year →

Crowds in Alofi in September

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.

Peak crowdstravelers describe it as peak season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Sourced from traveler notes: “…the wetter December-April season. Posters flag September as peak season here (running June through September), so booking accommoda…” — Tripadvisor community

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Alofi

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

There isn't much March-specific detail in Niue's forum - most posts reference the island's mild year-round average rather than any one month - but March itself sits within the Pacific cyclone season and Niue's own climate record shows it running warmer and noticeably wetter than that broader annual average would suggest. One practical note that did come up: pack mosquito repellent, since a visitor specifically mentioned more bugs around during a March stay. It's still a genuinely warm, tropical month, just a wetter one than the postcard 'average day in Niue' figure implies.
NiueIslandRegular · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe September daytime temperatures in the early 30sC, dropping to the mid-20sC at night, sitting within the May-through-November stretch posters consistently name as Niue's best weather window and a real improvement over the wetter December-April season. Posters flag September as peak season here (running June through September), so booking accommodation well ahead is standard advice. Posters specifically highlight a wildlife draw tied to this exact time of year: humpback whales are present in Niue's waters from June through September or early October, with late August into September flagged as an especially good window since calves are typically born by then. Posters generally caution that no forecast anywhere can be fully guaranteed, but September sits confidently within the island's more reliable half of the year.
Tripadvisor community · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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