Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Bora Bora, Frans-Polynesië

Druk — Christmas and New Year peak, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr), Nono and mosquito season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 dec – 6 jan)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr), Nono and mosquito season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr), Nono and mosquito season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr), Nono and mosquito season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Dry season

• Seizoen

  Dry season

  1 mei – 31 okt · meestalDruk

  The southern winter is the trade-wind half of the year: drier air, calmer lagoon, better underwater visibility, and the months the resorts charge the most for exactly that reason.

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Dry season

• Seizoen

  The maramu trade wind

  1 jun – 15 sep · meestalWindseizoenRisico

  The southeast maramu blows hardest through the dry months and chops the lagoon most afternoons. Good for the kitesurfers off Matira, less good for a flat-water paddle or a snorkel on the exposed side. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Heiva i Bora Bora

  26 jun – 2 augGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Weeks of competitive dance, himene singing, outrigger racing and stone lifting on Vaitape's waterfront through July. The island's own event rather than a resort show, and the pensions fill for it. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  European summer peak

  25 jun – 31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  French and North American holidays land squarely on the driest months, so the overwater bungalows run full and at their dearest through July and August. A year ahead is normal here. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dry season, Heiva i Bora Bora

• Natuur

  Humpback season

  20 jul – 20 nov · meestalWalvisseizoen

  Humpbacks come up from Antarctica to calve in the lee of the islands and stay outside the reef until November. Mid-August to late October is the reliable part, and the swims go from the boat, not the lagoon.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), The maramu trade wind (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Heiva i Bora Bora (26 jun – 2 aug), European summer peak (25 jun – 31 aug)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Heiva i Bora Bora

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), The maramu trade wind (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Heiva i Bora Bora (26 jun – 2 aug), European summer peak (25 jun – 31 aug), Humpback season (20 jul – 20 nov (meestal))

Druk — Dry season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), The maramu trade wind (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Humpback season (20 jul – 20 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dry season, Hawaiki Nui Va'a finish

• Festival

  Hawaiki Nui Va'a finish

  28 okt – 10 nov · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  The three-day outrigger race from Raiatea finishes on Matira beach at the start of November, and the whole island turns out for the landing. Beds on Bora Bora are impossible that week. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), Humpback season (20 jul – 20 nov (meestal))

Druk — Hawaiki Nui Va'a finish

• Risico

  Cyclone season

  1 nov – 30 apr

  The South Pacific storm season. Direct hits on the Leeward Islands are rare and most years pass without one, but this is also the humid half when the lagoon goes grey and the overwater bungalows discount. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Nono and mosquito season

  15 nov – 15 apr · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  The biting nono sandflies on the motu beaches and the mosquitoes inland are at their worst through the wet months. Repellent barely works on nono; local coconut-oil remedies are the usual workaround. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Humpback season (20 jul – 20 nov (meestal)), Hawaiki Nui Va'a finish (28 okt – 10 nov (meestal))

Druk — Christmas and New Year peak, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  The second peak of the year, and it sits inside the cyclone season — resorts are full and dearest while the weather that fortnight is a lottery. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr), Nono and mosquito season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal))