Cook Islands in February

Wettest, highest cyclone risk.

February is rated mixed. 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, Mangaiastorm or typhoon risk

  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, Pukapukahot

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

• Avarua30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain days
• Aitutaki29 °C (84 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 13 rain days
• Mitiaro28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 8 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 8 rain days
• Palmerston Island28 °C (82 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 13 rain days

Crowds · Cook Islands

Low

Prices · Cook Islands

Medium

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

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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• Southern Cooks

  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.