Nuku'alofa in July

Dry; Heilala Festival week, book ahead.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

No other month rates higher than July for Nuku'alofa in this guide.

• Nuku'alofaHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 11 days
• Tongatapu and 'Eua, Tonga · Nuku'alofa, the south coast, 'Euabest weather

  Southernmost group: Jun–Aug nights can drop to about 16 °C (61 °F), and the trade winds make it pleasant. Dec–Mar is humid with heavy showers and cyclone risk.Southernmost group: Jun–Aug nights can drop to about 61 °F (16 °C), and the trade winds make it pleasant. Dec–Mar is humid with heavy showers and cyclone risk.

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.

• Heilala Festival check

  Late June to mid July, around the King's birthday (check the year's dates) · Nuku'alofa

  Parades, sports and a beauty pageant; book hotels early.

• King's Birthday and Heilala Festival big impact

  Early July · Tonga

  The king's birthday (4 Jul) anchors a week or more of parades, pageants and concerts in Nuku'alofa; hotels and flights full with the diaspora.

Crowds · Tonga overall

High

Prices · Tonga overall

High

Tonga overall: Whale season and the Heilala Festival; book flights and whale boats months ahead.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Nuku'alofa, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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