Cook Islands in April

Rain easing; Easter and NZ school holidays.

April is rated good. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatDry season begins; good value.
• JuneGreatCool evenings, dry; good diving visibility.
• JulyGreatNZ and Australian school holidays; whales arrive; Te Maeva Nui begins.
• AugustGreatConstitution Day celebrations; whales; book ahead.

• Southern Cooks · Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mangaiafine

  May–October is drier and cooler (lows around 18 °C (64 °F)); December–March is humid, with heavy rain and cyclone risk, worst in February–March.May–October is drier and cooler (lows around 64 °F (18 °C)); December–March is humid, with heavy rain and cyclone risk, worst in February–March.

• Northern atolls · Penrhyn, Manihiki, Pukapukafine

  Hot all year near the equator; access by rare flights or cargo ship only.

• Avarua28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 11 rain days
• Aitutaki28 °C (82 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain days
• Mitiaro27 °C (81 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 6 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 6 rain days
• Palmerston Island27 °C (81 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 11 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Good Friday and Easter Monday

  Mar–Apr (moves)

  Church-centred long weekend; most shops closed.

• Anzac Day

  25 Apr

  Dawn service in Avarua; shops open later.

Crowds · Cook Islands

Medium

Prices · Cook Islands

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cook Islands, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Avarua

  Drier; a good shoulder month.