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When to go · Fakarava

Fakarava in May

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

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
29°C (84°F) / 24°C (75°F)
average high / low
Rain days
7
Crowds
Medium
French Polynesia overall
Prices
Medium
French Polynesia overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Fakarava

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

Is another month better than May?

No other month rates higher than May for Fakarava in this guide.

Weather in May

Long-term averages
  • FakaravaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 7 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: Dry season starts; one of the best value months.

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    May: Great

    Jun: Great

  • Daytime high

    May: 29 °C (84 °F)

    Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)

  • Night low

    May: 24 °C (75 °F)

    Jun: 23 °C (73 °F)

  • Rain days

    May: 7

    Jun: 6 (better)

  • Crowds

    May: Medium

    Jun: Medium

  • Prices

    May: Medium

    Jun: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    May: 0

    Jun: 1

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

June: 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.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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