When to go · Rangiroa
Rangiroa in August
Good month. Outside the best window (All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas)). Across French Polynesia: Peak French holidays; trade winds (maraamu) can blow for days; whales off Moorea and Rurutu.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- French Polynesia overall
- Prices
- High
- French Polynesia overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas)). Across French Polynesia: Peak French holidays; trade winds (maraamu) can blow for days; whales off Moorea and Rurutu.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated good. These months rate higher:
- OctoberGreatInside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).
- NovemberGreatInside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).
- DecemberGreatInside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).
- JanuaryGreatInside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).
Weather in August
- RangiroaHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 5 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
- High
- Prices · French Polynesia overall
- High
French Polynesia overall: Peak French holidays; trade winds (maraamu) can blow for days; whales off Moorea and Rurutu.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rangiroa, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Aug: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 5 (better)
Jan: 12
Crowds
Aug: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
Aug: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
Jan: 0
August: Outside the best window (All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas)). Across French Polynesia: Peak French holidays; trade winds (maraamu) can blow for days; whales off Moorea and Rurutu.
January: Inside Rangiroa's best window: All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas).
Rangiroa: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.