Best time to visit the South Pacific
The best time to visit the South Pacific is August to October, judged across 27 places; February is its weakest month.
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Updated September 2026 · Oceania · 27 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
The South Pacific month by month
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 27 places in the South Pacific
- Adamstown Pitcairn Islandsbest January83
- Aitutaki Cook Islandsbest August86
- Alofi Niuebest September86
- Apia 🇼🇸 Samoabest August82
- Avarua Cook Islandsbest November86
- Bora Bora 🇵🇫 French Polynesiabest August87
- Espiritu Santo 🇻🇺 Vanuatubest July84
- Fakaofo Tokelaubest August75
- Funafuti 🇹🇻 Tuvalubest March76
- Hanga Roa 🇨🇱 Chilebest January84
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Solomon Islandsbest June72
- Mata-Utu Wallis and Futunabest August82
- Moorea 🇵🇫 French Polynesiabest August87
- Nadi 🇫🇯 Fijibest July92
- Norfolk Island Norfolk Islandbest December79
- Nouméa 🇳🇨 New Caledoniabest September90
- Nuku'alofa 🇹🇴 Tongabest September84
- Pago Pago American Samoabest August77
- Papeete 🇵🇫 French Polynesiabest August85
- Port Moresby 🇵🇬 Papua New Guineabest August71
- Port Vila 🇻🇺 Vanuatubest September88
- Rarotonga Cook Islandsbest November85
- Savai'i 🇼🇸 Samoabest September87
- Suva 🇫🇯 Fijibest July74
- Taveuni 🇫🇯 Fijibest September82
- Teahupo'o 🇵🇫 French Polynesiabest September84
- Vava'u 🇹🇴 Tongabest September87
The South Pacific — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit the South Pacific?
- August to October. In September: whale season · 27°C highs · 10 h sun.
- When is the low season in the South Pacific?
- The South Pacific has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; February is the weakest (cyclone season · 20 wet days · best Jul–Oct).
- Which months are in season in the South Pacific?
- August to October — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.