Fakaofo (Atafu) weather in November

November in Fakaofo: hot, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 22 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Fakaofo Tokelau · South Pacific · Island79
  1. 70Jan
  2. 60Feb
  3. 80Mar
  4. 74Apr
  5. 76May
  6. 78Jun
  7. 78Jul
  8. 81Aug
  9. 75Sep
  10. 73Oct
  11. 79Nov
  12. 69Dec

#3 of 12 months in Fakaofo · #478 of 1413 destinations to visit in November · comfort 79/100 (tier B)

Days
28°C
Nights
27°C
Wet days
22
Sun
11.1 h
Humidity
80%
Daylight
13 h
Fakaofo, Tokelau
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Traveller notes on Fakaofo in November

Other months in Fakaofo

There's essentially no independent travel-forum content on Fakaofo specifically - it's one of three atolls making up Tokelau, a New Zealand territory with no airport, reachable only by an infrequent supply ship from Samoa, and virtually no tourism infrastructure at all. That absence is itself the clearest signal about what visiting here looks like. Real climate data for September shows a classic equatorial atoll pattern: warm, humid days around 28C, steady trade winds averaging near 28kph, and rain spread across roughly two-thirds of the month's days rather than concentrated in a defined wet season - conditions that change little across the calendar.
TokelauAtollRegular · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum coverage of Fakaofo and Tokelau's weather is essentially nonexistent given how few visitors reach this remote atoll group, accessible only by an infrequent supply ship from Samoa. Tokelau shares the same broad equatorial Pacific climate as nearby Samoa and Tuvalu, where March sits within the hotter, wetter half of the year (roughly November through April) rather than the relatively drier austral-winter months. Given the total absence of detailed trip reports, the safest guidance is the regional pattern itself: expect consistently warm, humid, showery tropical conditions typical of a low-lying equatorial atoll, with no real dry season to speak of and rain a normal daily possibility rather than an exception.
Tripadvisor community · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Fakaofo climate normals — November

Daytime high28°C / 83°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low27°C / 80°F
Feels like (high)33°C / 91°F
Sea temperature30°C / 86°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall171 mm / 6.7 in⛈ soaked
Rainy days22 days
Humidity80%💦 very humid
Dew point24°C / 74°F
Sunshine11.1 h/day
Daylight12.5 h
Wind23 km/h / 14 mph
Air quality (US AQI)28🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Fakaofo in November

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.

Busyone of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Best months for Fakaofo'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 weatherFakaofo's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Fakaofo in November

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Hazard

    Cyclone season

    1 Nov – 30 Apr

    The South Pacific season runs November to April. Fakaofo is barely above the sea and has no airstrip, so weather here means waiting it out and then waiting again for the boat from Apia. Source ↗

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Fakaofo in November — FAQ

Is November a good time to visit Fakaofo?
November in Fakaofo: hot, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 22 rainy days. It ranks #3 of 12 months for Fakaofo on SeasonMap's comfort score (79/100).
What is the weather like in Fakaofo in November?
In November, Fakaofo averages a daily high of 28.3°C and a low of 26.5°C, with about 170.5 mm of rain over roughly 22 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Fakaofo in November?
Fakaofo has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 28 in November.