SeasonMapBest time to visit the Pacific islands
The best time to visit the Pacific islands is June to October, judged across 33 places; January is its weakest month.
Updated September 2026 · Oceania · 33 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
The Pacific islands month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | good | 30°C highs · 10 h sun | Norfolk Island, Adamstown, Nouméa |
| February | not its best | cyclone season · best Jun–Sep | Norfolk Island, Saipan, Hagåtña |
| March | good | 30°C highs · 10 h sun | Hagåtña, Norfolk Island, Saipan |
| April | good | 29°C highs · 10 h sun | Saipan, Hagåtña, Yaren |
| May | good | dry season · 29°C highs · 9 h sun | Moorea, Nadi, Bora Bora |
| June | in season | dry season · 28°C highs · 9 h sun | Nadi, Savai'i, Yaren |
| July | in season | whale season · 28°C highs · 10 h sun | Nadi, Bora Bora, Espiritu Santo |
| August | in season | whale season · 28°C highs · 10 h sun | Nadi, Bora Bora, Moorea |
| September | in season | whale season · 28°C highs · 10 h sun | Nadi, Nouméa, Port Vila |
| October | in season | whale season · 29°C highs · 10 h sun | Nouméa, Yaren, Nadi |
| November | good | 29°C highs · 11 h sun | Nouméa, Tarawa, Avarua |
| December | good | 29°C highs · 10 h sun | Norfolk Island, Nouméa, Adamstown |
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 33 places in the Pacific islands
- AdamstownPitcairn Islandsweather by month →
- AitutakiCook Islandsweather by month →
- AlofiNiueweather by month →
- ApiaSamoaweather by month →
- AvaruaCook Islandsweather by month →
- Bora BoraFrench Polynesiaweather by month →
- ChuukMicronesiaweather by month →
- Espiritu SantoVanuatuweather by month →
- FakaofoTokelauweather by month →
- FunafutiTuvaluweather by month →
- HagåtñaGuamweather by month →
- HoniaraSolomon Islandsweather by month →
- KororPalauweather by month →
- MajuroMarshall Islandsweather by month →
- Mata-UtuWallis and Futunaweather by month →
- MooreaFrench Polynesiaweather by month →
- NadiFijiweather by month →
- Norfolk IslandNorfolk Islandweather by month →
- NouméaNew Caledoniaweather by month →
- Nuku'alofaTongaweather by month →
- Pago PagoAmerican Samoaweather by month →
- PapeeteFrench Polynesiaweather by month →
- PohnpeiMicronesiaweather by month →
- Port MoresbyPapua New Guineaweather by month →
- Port VilaVanuatuweather by month →
- RarotongaCook Islandsweather by month →
- SaipanNorthern Mariana Islandsweather by month →
- Savai'iSamoaweather by month →
- SuvaFijiweather by month →
- TarawaKiribatiweather by month →
- TaveuniFijiweather by month →
- Vava'uTongaweather by month →
- YarenNauruweather by month →
The Pacific islands — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit the Pacific islands?
- June to October. In September: whale season · 28°C highs · 10 h sun.
- When is the low season in the Pacific islands?
- The Pacific islands has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; January is the weakest (30°C highs · 10 h sun).
- Which months are in season in the Pacific islands?
- June to October — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.