When to go · Rangiroa

Rangiroa in January

Great month. Inside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
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

GreatBest and avoid months for Rangiroa

Inside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).

No other month rates higher than January for Rangiroa in this guide.

Long-term averages

RangiroaHighs 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 Rangiroa, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Inside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).

February: Inside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).

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