When to go · Aitutaki
Aitutaki in December
Mixed month. Outside the best window (May–Oct). Across Cook Islands: Christmas family travel; cyclone season starts.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- High
- Cook Islands overall
- Prices
- High
- Cook Islands overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (May–Oct). Across Cook Islands: Christmas family travel; cyclone season starts.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- AitutakiHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 13 days
- Southern Cooks, Cook Islands · Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mangaiarainy
May–October is drier and cooler (lows around 18 °C (64 °F)); December–March is humid, with heavy rain and cyclone risk, worst in February–March.May–October is drier and cooler (lows around 64 °F (18 °C)); December–March is humid, with heavy rain and cyclone risk, worst in February–March.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Cook Islands overall
- High
- Prices · Cook Islands overall
- High
Cook Islands overall: Christmas family travel; cyclone season starts.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Aitutaki, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Mixed
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Dec: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 13
May: 10 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
May: Low
Prices
Dec: High
May: Low
Festivals listed
Dec: 0
May: 0
December: Outside the best window (May–Oct). Across Cook Islands: Christmas family travel; cyclone season starts.
May: Inside Aitutaki's best window: May–Oct.
Aitutaki: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast