When to go · Rangiroa
Rangiroa in October
Great month. Inside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- French Polynesia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- French Polynesia overall
Verdict
Inside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Rangiroa in this guide.
Weather in October
- RangiroaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Tuamotu atolls, French Polynesia · Rangiroa, Fakarava, Tikehaubest weather
Drier than the high islands; diving is good all year, with hammerheads Dec–Mar and the Fakarava grouper spawning around June–July.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · French Polynesia overall
- Medium
- Prices · French Polynesia overall
- Medium
French Polynesia overall: Still dry; last whales; good shoulder rates.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rangiroa, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Oct: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 8 (better)
Jan: 12
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 0
Jan: 0
October: Inside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).
January: 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.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.