The best islands in July
18 of our 26 island guides rate good or better in July, and all 18 rate excellent. The highest scores go to Moʻorea (98), the Mamanuca Islands (97) and Bora Bora (97).
July is as good as the year gets for all three, and for Tahiti, the Yasawa Islands and two more. The tropical islands average 93, well ahead of New Zealand’s islands at 28.
July at a glance
- Sea temperature
- Warmest off Savaiʻi and Upolu, 28 °C. Coolest off Rakiura, 11 °C.
- Rain
- Driest: Oʻahu, 13 mm in the month. Wettest: Waiheke and Rangitoto, 129 mm.
- Tropical storms
- July is in the central Pacific hurricane season around Hawaiʻi (June to November), and outside the South Pacific cyclone season (November to April). Most exposed: Maui, 2 tropical storms within 200 km in 30 seasons; then Oʻahu, 1 tropical storm. 16 of our 18 tropical islands have none on record.
- School holidays
- Term 2 holidays: 3–18 July 2027.
- Since June
- Biggest rise: Efate, up 11 to 94. Biggest fall: Rarotonga, down 9 to 84. 14 islands score higher than in June, 11 lower.
Every island in July, ranked
1. Score 98 out of 100
Moʻorea
French Polynesia
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 43 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
2. Score 97 out of 100
Mamanuca Islands
Fiji
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 53 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
3. Score 97 out of 100
Bora Bora
French Polynesia
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 59 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
4. Score 97 out of 100
Tahiti
French Polynesia
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 43 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
5. Score 96 out of 100
Yasawa Islands
Fiji
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 54 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
6. Score 96 out of 100
Viti Levu
Fiji
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 53 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
7. Score 95 out of 100
Aitutaki
Cook Islands
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 63 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
8. Score 95 out of 100
Taveuni
Fiji
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 58 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
9. Score 94 out of 100
Niue
Niue
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 66 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
10. Score 94 out of 100
Oʻahu
Hawaiʻi
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 13 mm
Tropical storms: Tropical storms: 1 tropical storm in 30 seasons
11. Score 94 out of 100
Vavaʻu
Tonga
Sea Sea 25 °C
Rain Rain 59 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
12. Score 94 out of 100
Efate
Vanuatu
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 94 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
13. Score 93 out of 100
Savaiʻi
Samoa
Sea Sea 28 °C
Rain Rain 80 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
14. Score 93 out of 100
Upolu
Samoa
Sea Sea 28 °C
Rain Rain 76 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
15. Score 90 out of 100
Bali
Indonesia
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 27 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
16. Score 88 out of 100
Tongatapu
Tonga
Sea Sea 24 °C
Rain Rain 64 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
17. Score 86 out of 100
Maui
Hawaiʻi
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 14 mm
Tropical storms: Tropical storms: 2 tropical storms in 30 seasons
18. Score 84 out of 100
Rarotonga
Cook Islands
Sea Sea 25 °C
Rain Rain 114 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
19. Score 37 out of 100
Aotea Great Barrier Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 16 °C
Rain Rain 128 mm
Outside the tropics
20. Score 33 out of 100
Kawau Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 15 °C
Rain Rain 122 mm
Outside the tropics
21. Score 32 out of 100
Tiritiri Matangi
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 14 °C
Rain Rain 122 mm
Outside the tropics
22. Score 31 out of 100
Waiheke Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 15 °C
Rain Rain 129 mm
Outside the tropics
23. Score 31 out of 100
Rangitoto Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 14 °C
Rain Rain 129 mm
Outside the tropics
24. Score 23 out of 100
Kāpiti Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 13 °C
Rain Rain 102 mm
Outside the tropics
25. Score 20 out of 100
Chatham Islands
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 12 °C
Rain Rain 78 mm
Outside the tropics
26. Score 17 out of 100
Rakiura Stewart Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 11 °C
Rain Rain 90 mm
Outside the tropics
Scores: Island’s conditions score, from warmth, sea temperature, rain, sunshine and storm records. Sea: NOAA OISST,1991–2020 monthly means, measured offshore. Rain: weather-station normals (Meteostat) or NASA POWER. Storms: IBTrACS tracks within 200 km, 1991–2020. School holidays: Ministry of Education.