Where to Go for Great Weather
Cook Islands · Regional climate

Rarotongawhen to go

Regional slice of Cook Islands with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jun · Jul · Aug.

Range
23–27 °C
Compare
same as the national mean
Country
Cook Islands
TZ
Region match
Good option

Free-tier default preferences. Tune preferences on the map to reshape this score.

12-month climate · Rarotonga

How the year moves in Rarotonga

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Rarotonga itself rather than over Cook Islands as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyRarotonga, Cook Islands. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in August (23.5), highest in March (27.1). Monthly means: 26.6, 26.9, 27.1, 26.4, 25.5, 24.4, 23.8, 23.5, 23.7, 23.8, 24.5, 25.8.
View data table
MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January26.6
February26.9
March27.1
April26.4
May25.5
June24.4
July23.8
August23.5
September23.7
October23.8
November24.5
December25.8
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyRarotonga, Cook Islands. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in June (79), highest in February (248). Monthly means: 203, 248, 218, 142, 168, 79, 107, 111, 88, 123, 90, 199.
View data table
MonthRainfall (mm)
January203
February248
March218
April142
May168
June79
July107
August111
September88
October123
November90
December199
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyRarotonga, Cook Islands. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in May (4.9), highest in November (8.0). Monthly means: 7.6, 6.8, 6.8, 6.2, 4.9, 5.3, 5.2, 5.6, 6.6, 7.3, 8.0, 7.5.
View data table
MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January7.6
February6.8
March6.8
April6.2
May4.9
June5.3
July5.2
August5.6
September6.6
October7.3
November8.0
December7.5
Month by month · Rarotonga

Pick your window

Other regions · Cook Islands

Nearby and comparable

Safety · 3 governments

What the governments say about Cook Islands

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 3 governments · Advisory last changed
See breakdown by country
AU

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
Start free

Plan a trip to Rarotonga.

No card required. Upgrade to Premium whenever you want more depth.

Open the mapTry Premium · €2.99