Wallis and Futuna in January

Hot, wet and in the storm season.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatCooler and dry; good lagoon days.
• JulyGreatTerritory Day (29 Jul) and school holidays; book flights early.
• AugustGreatDry and pleasant; Assumption feasts.
• SeptemberGreatDry and quiet.

• Wallis (Uvea) · Mata-Utu, Hihifo, the lagoon isletsrainy

  Hot and humid all year, 25–31 °C (77–88 °F). May–October has trade winds and less rain; December–March is the wettest, stormiest stretch.Hot and humid all year, 77–88 °F (25–31 °C). May–October has trade winds and less rain; December–March is the wettest, stormiest stretch.

• Futuna and Alofi · Leava, Sigave, Alo, Poirainy

  Mountainous and wetter than Wallis, with heavier rain on the slopes; the small airstrip and harbour close in bad weather.

• Mata-Utu30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 20 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 20 rain days
• Wallis Island30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 18 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.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan

  Families together; businesses shut.

• New Year

  1 January · Mata-Utu

  Shops shut for the day; church services and family meals; showers and cyclone season.

• Cyclone season

  November to April · Mata-Utu

  Heavy rain, wind and flight cancellations; check forecasts before travel.

Crowds · Wallis and Futuna

Low

Prices · Wallis and Futuna

Medium

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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