When to go · French Polynesia
French Polynesia in February
Mixed month. Wettest weeks and cyclone risk; lower resort rates.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- French Polynesia
- Prices
- Low
- French Polynesia
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for French Polynesia
Wettest weeks and cyclone risk; lower resort rates.
Weather in February
- Society Islands · Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatearainy
Dry season May–October with trade winds (the maraamu can blow hard for days in July–August); December–March brings heavy showers, humidity and the main cyclone risk.
- Tuamotu atolls · Rangiroa, Fakarava, Tikehaurainy
Drier than the high islands; diving is good all year, with hammerheads Dec–Mar and the Fakarava grouper spawning around June–July.
- Marquesas · Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Ua Poufine
Close to the equator, hot all year with no clear wet season; September–December is usually the driest and seas calmest for the Aranui.
- Austral Islands · Rurutu, Tubuai, Raivavaefine
Cooler and windier; humpback whales at Rurutu from July to October.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · French Polynesia
- Low
- Prices · French Polynesia
- Low
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast