Tonga in November

Cyclone season starts; hot, quiet shoulder.

November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatDry season begins; yachts start to arrive in Vava'u.
• JuneGreatCool, dry and clear; whales start to appear late in the month.
• JulyGreatWhale season and the Heilala Festival; book flights and whale boats months ahead.
• AugustGreatPeak whale month; dry and cool; Vava'u busiest.

• Tongatapu and 'Eua · Nuku'alofa, the south coast, 'Euafine

  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.

• Ha'apai · Lifuka, Foa, Uolevafine

  Low coral islands with little shade; the whole group is exposed to storms and to tsunamis.

• Vava'u · Neiafu and the island mazefine

  A few degrees warmer and wetter than Tongatapu. The sheltered harbour makes it the sailing base; yachts arrive from May and leave before November.

• The Niuas · Niuatoputapu, Niuafo'ourainy

  Remote northern islands closer to Samoa; hot, wet and rarely visited, with infrequent flights.

• Nuku'alofa28 °C (82 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 13 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 13 rain days

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.

• Constitution Day

  4 Nov

  Commemorates the 1875 constitution; offices closed.

• Start of cyclone season and Christmas

  Late Nov–Dec · Nuku'alofa

  Christmas is a family and church week: shops and tours close for several days.

Crowds · Tonga

Low

Prices · Tonga

Medium

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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