When to go, island by island

Every island we cover, scored out of 100 for every month: warm, dry, sunny and calm scores high. Follow an island across the year, or pick a month to see them ranked.

NZ school holidays

Island	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
School holidays
AoteaNew Zealand’s islands, New Zealand’s islands	96 excellent	92 excellent	86 excellent	72 good	55 fair	42 poor	37 poor	44 poor	57 fair	71 good	86 excellent	94 excellent
RangitotoNew Zealand’s islands, New Zealand’s islands	96 excellent	92 excellent	86 excellent	73 good	51 fair	37 poor	31 poor	40 poor	55 fair	68 good	87 excellent	92 excellent
WaihekeNew Zealand’s islands, New Zealand’s islands	96 excellent	92 excellent	86 excellent	73 good	51 fair	37 poor	31 poor	41 poor	55 fair	69 good	89 excellent	93 excellent
Tiritiri MatangiNew Zealand’s islands, New Zealand’s islands	96 excellent	93 excellent	87 excellent	74 good	53 fair	39 poor	32 poor	42 poor	57 fair	70 good	89 excellent	95 excellent
KawauNew Zealand’s islands, New Zealand’s islands	96 excellent	93 excellent	87 excellent	74 good	54 fair	39 poor	33 poor	43 poor	57 fair	72 good	90 excellent	95 excellent
Chatham IslandsNew Zealand’s islands, New Zealand’s islands	78 good	75 good	57 fair	41 poor	23 poor	14 poor	20 poor	23 poor	32 poor	46 poor	57 fair	71 good
Kāpiti IslandNew Zealand’s islands, New Zealand’s islands	96 excellent	98 excellent	85 excellent	64 fair	44 poor	25 poor	23 poor	30 poor	45 poor	51 fair	74 good	83 excellent
RakiuraNew Zealand’s islands, New Zealand’s islands	70 good	69 good	53 fair	38 poor	15 poor	13 poor	17 poor	21 poor	34 poor	44 poor	53 fair	66 good
Viti LevuFiji, Fiji	51 fair	52 fair	55 fair	69 good	86 excellent	92 excellent	96 excellent	96 excellent	97 excellent	95 excellent	85 excellent	65 good
Mamanuca IslandsFiji, Fiji	52 fair	54 fair	55 fair	69 good	88 excellent	95 excellent	97 excellent	97 excellent	96 excellent	94 excellent	83 excellent	64 fair
TaveuniFiji, Fiji	48 poor	53 fair	61 fair	71 good	84 excellent	91 excellent	95 excellent	94 excellent	92 excellent	87 excellent	79 good	62 fair
Yasawa IslandsFiji, Fiji	52 fair	56 fair	56 fair	66 good	85 excellent	93 excellent	96 excellent	96 excellent	95 excellent	90 excellent	81 excellent	64 fair
TongatapuTonga, Tonga	52 fair	53 fair	53 fair	68 good	85 excellent	90 excellent	88 excellent	84 excellent	83 excellent	85 excellent	83 excellent	69 good
VavaʻuTonga, Tonga	49 poor	55 fair	65 good	77 good	86 excellent	91 excellent	94 excellent	92 excellent	91 excellent	89 excellent	81 excellent	67 good
EfateVanuatu, Vanuatu	51 fair	50 fair	41 poor	50 fair	70 good	83 excellent	94 excellent	94 excellent	95 excellent	88 excellent	79 good	72 good
NiueNiue, Niue	62 fair	64 fair	71 good	80 excellent	85 excellent	92 excellent	94 excellent	95 excellent	92 excellent	89 excellent	82 excellent	75 good
RarotongaCook Islands, Cook Islands	67 good	64 fair	65 good	72 good	84 excellent	93 excellent	84 excellent	84 excellent	84 excellent	87 excellent	84 excellent	74 good
AitutakiCook Islands, Cook Islands	65 good	64 fair	71 good	82 excellent	86 excellent	96 excellent	95 excellent	96 excellent	94 excellent	92 excellent	86 excellent	73 good
UpoluSamoa, Samoa	51 fair	55 fair	72 good	75 good	79 good	89 excellent	93 excellent	95 excellent	91 excellent	82 excellent	70 good	62 fair
SavaiʻiSamoa, Samoa	51 fair	53 fair	72 good	76 good	80 excellent	89 excellent	93 excellent	96 excellent	92 excellent	82 excellent	71 good	63 fair
TahitiFrench Polynesia, French Polynesia	70 good	68 good	76 good	85 excellent	91 excellent	95 excellent	97 excellent	97 excellent	97 excellent	92 excellent	90 excellent	69 good
Bora BoraFrench Polynesia, French Polynesia	68 good	73 good	78 good	82 excellent	90 excellent	95 excellent	97 excellent	97 excellent	96 excellent	88 excellent	81 excellent	68 good
MoʻoreaFrench Polynesia, French Polynesia	69 good	69 good	77 good	87 excellent	93 excellent	96 excellent	98 excellent	98 excellent	98 excellent	92 excellent	90 excellent	68 good
OʻahuHawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi	93 excellent	92 excellent	91 excellent	94 excellent	98 excellent	99 excellent	94 excellent	90 excellent	88 excellent	94 excellent	97 excellent	96 excellent
MauiHawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi	92 excellent	89 excellent	88 excellent	90 excellent	93 excellent	93 excellent	86 excellent	82 excellent	84 excellent	91 excellent	95 excellent	94 excellent
BaliIndonesia, Indonesia	63 fair	64 fair	71 good	82 excellent	89 excellent	90 excellent	90 excellent	92 excellent	94 excellent	91 excellent	80 excellent	63 fair

80 and up: excellent
65 to 79: good
50 to 64: fair
Under 50: poor
This month

Island’s conditions score out of 100 for each island in each month, from warmth, sea temperature, rain, sunshine and storm records. A month name leads to that month’s islands, ranked.NZ school holidays in the next twelve months: 19 December 2026 to 27 January 2027; 10–26 April 2027; 3–18 July 2027; 25 September to 10 October 2027.

Month by month

January
15 of 26 good or better
Top: Kāpiti Island, 96
February
13 of 26 good or better
Top: Kāpiti Island, 98
March
18 of 26 good or better
Top: Oʻahu, 91
April
22 of 26 good or better
Top: Oʻahu, 94
May
18 of 26 good or better
Top: Oʻahu, 98
June
18 of 26 good or better
Top: Oʻahu, 99
July
18 of 26 good or better
Top: Moʻorea, 98
August
18 of 26 good or better
Top: Moʻorea, 98
September
18 of 26 good or better
Top: Moʻorea, 98
October
23 of 26 good or better
Top: Viti Levu, 95
November
24 of 26 good or better
Top: Oʻahu, 97
December
20 of 26 good or better
Top: Oʻahu, 96