When to go · Fakarava

Fakarava in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wetter, stronger currents at passes).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 12
Crowds: Medium; French Polynesia overall
Prices: Medium; French Polynesia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Fakarava

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wetter, stronger currents at passes).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

FakaravaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 12 days
Tuamotu atolls, French Polynesia · Rangiroa, Fakarava, Tikehaurainy
Drier than the high islands; diving is good all year, with hammerheads Dec–Mar and the Fakarava grouper spawning around June–July.

French Polynesia overall: Hot, humid and rainy; cyclone risk; good hammerhead diving in the Tuamotu.

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

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wetter, stronger currents at passes).

May: Inside Fakarava's best window: All year; May–Oct for drier weather and calmer seas.

Fakarava: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.