When to go · Rangiroa
Rangiroa in May
Good month. Outside the best window (All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas)). Across French Polynesia: Dry season starts; one of the best value months.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- French Polynesia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- French Polynesia overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas)). Across French Polynesia: Dry season starts; one of the best value months.
Is another month better than May?
May 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 May
- RangiroaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 8 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 Rangiroa, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
May: 8 (better)
Jan: 12
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: Outside the best window (All year (dry season Oct–Apr offers calmer seas)). Across French Polynesia: Dry season starts; one of the best value months.
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.