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Travel guide > Oceania > Climate and weather of the Cook Islands
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The Cook Islands have a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
Temperatures range between 29° in February and 24° in July. Rainfall is abundant (2 000 mm per year).
Rainy season (November to April)
Temperatures reach 28 to 29° (they lose five degrees at night) and rainfall is abundant (the rains often fall in the late afternoon or in the evening). Sunshine is high. Cyclones sometimes pass through the islands.
Dry season (May to October)
Temperatures are stable (25 to 26°) and rainfall is moderate.
| When to go to the Cook Islands (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of the Cook Islands is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Avarua (Capital of the Cook Islands)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
28° |
29° |
29° |
28° |
27° |
26° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
22° |
20° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
25° |
25° |
25° |
26° |
27° |
27° |
min |
20° |
20° |
20° |
21° |
22° |
23° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
190 |
190 |
190 |
170 |
140 |
80 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
70 |
80 |
80 |
130 |
160 |
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Arorangi
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
28° |
29° |
29° |
28° |
27° |
26° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
22° |
20° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
25° |
25° |
25° |
26° |
27° |
27° |
min |
20° |
20° |
20° |
21° |
22° |
23° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
260 |
240 |
250 |
200 |
170 |
110 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
100 |
120 |
120 |
120 |
160 |
220 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for the Cook Islands are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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The Cook Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, southwest of French Polynesia and southeast of Niue.
Capital: Avarua
Area: 240 km²
Population: 10 000 inhabitants
Languages: English, Maori
Currency: Cook Islands dollar
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