When to go · Fakarava

Fakarava in March

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wetter, stronger currents at passes).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
Crowds: Low; French Polynesia overall
Prices: Low; French Polynesia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Fakarava

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wetter, stronger currents at passes).

March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

FakaravaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 10 days
Tuamotu atolls, French Polynesia · Rangiroa, Fakarava, Tikehaufine
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: Still humid and showery; clearer spells late in the month.

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

First month

Second month

March: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wetter, stronger currents at passes).

May: Inside Fakarava's best window: All year; May–Oct for drier weather and calmer seas.

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