When to go · Tikehau
Tikehau in August
Great month. Inside Tikehau's best window: All year; May–Oct for drier weather.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- French Polynesia overall
- Prices
- High
- French Polynesia overall
Verdict
Inside Tikehau's best window: All year; May–Oct for drier weather.
Is another month better than August?
No other month rates higher than August for Tikehau in this guide.
Weather in August
- TikehauHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °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 Tikehau, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Aug: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
May: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Aug: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 5 (better)
May: 7
Crowds
Aug: High
May: Medium
Prices
Aug: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
May: 0
August: Inside Tikehau's best window: All year; May–Oct for drier weather.
May: Inside Tikehau's best window: All year; May–Oct for drier weather.
Tikehau: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.