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Travel guide > Oceania > Climate and weather of Tokelau
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Tokelau has a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
Temperatures are high throughout the year (29 to 30°). Rainfall reaches 2 800 mm per year and sunshine is moderate (six to eight hours per day). Cyclones sometimes reach the atolls between December and March.
Rainy season (November to April)
Temperatures are stable (30°) and rainfall (heavy showers in the afternoon) is abundant.
Dry season (May to October)
Temperatures are constant (29°) and rainfall is high.
When to go to Tokelau (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Tokelau is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
Nukunonu (Tokelau)
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
ave |
28° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
ave |
28° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
360 |
290 |
250 |
180 |
170 |
200 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
190 |
170 |
180 |
200 |
250 |
310 |
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Atafu
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
ave |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
ave |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
320 |
280 |
260 |
180 |
190 |
210 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
200 |
200 |
170 |
210 |
250 |
370 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Tokelau are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Tokelau is located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa and east of Tuvalu.
Capital: Nukunonu
Area: 12 km²
Population: 1 300 inhabitants
Languages: Tokelauan, English
Currency: New Zealand dollar
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