What's on in Moorea (Mo'orea), French Polynesia through the year

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)

Quiet — travelers describe it as quiet, Austral winter, the dry half

• Season

  Austral winter, the dry half

  1 May – 31 OctDry seasonCrowded

  May to October is the drier, cooler half and the island's high season: the trade wind holds, the lagoon flattens in the mornings, and the ferry from Tahiti runs full.

Busy — Austral winter, the dry half, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Austral winter, the dry half (1 May – 31 Oct)

Busy — Austral winter, the dry half, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Heiva season

  1–31 Jul · usuallyMajor festival

  July is Heiva across the islands: dance and drumming competitions, outrigger racing and javelin throwing, staged locally as well as at the big amphitheatre in Papeete. Source ↗

• Nature

  Humpback whale season

  20 Jul – 20 NovBook early

  Humpbacks come up from Antarctica to calve just outside the reef, and Moorea is one of the places you can be in the water with them. September and October are the fullest weeks.

• Rule

  Whale swim window is legislated

  20 Jul – 20 NovBook early

  In-water whale encounters are legal only between 20 July and 20 November, with licensed operators, a handful of swimmers at a time and a limit on boats per group. Outside those dates, nobody may approach. Source ↗

Still on: Austral winter, the dry half (1 May – 31 Oct)

Busy — Austral winter, the dry half, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Austral winter, the dry half (1 May – 31 Oct), Humpback whale season (20 Jul – 20 Nov), Whale swim window is legislated (20 Jul – 20 Nov)

Busy — Austral winter, the dry half, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Austral winter, the dry half (1 May – 31 Oct), Humpback whale season (20 Jul – 20 Nov), Whale swim window is legislated (20 Jul – 20 Nov)

Busy — Austral winter, the dry half, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Austral winter, the dry half (1 May – 31 Oct), Humpback whale season (20 Jul – 20 Nov), Whale swim window is legislated (20 Jul – 20 Nov)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Hazard

  Cyclone season

  1 Nov – 30 Apr

  The wet half of the year is also the cyclone window in the Society Islands. Direct hits are rare, and the more common effect is a week of heavy rain and a cancelled ferry. Source ↗

Still on: Humpback whale season (20 Jul – 20 Nov), Whale swim window is legislated (20 Jul – 20 Nov)

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)