The best islands in June
18 of our 26 island guides rate good or better in June, and all 18 rate excellent. The highest scores go to Oʻahu (99), Moʻorea (96) and Aitutaki (96).
June is as good as the year gets for Oʻahu and Aitutaki, and for Rarotonga and Tongatapu. The tropical islands average 92, well ahead of New Zealand’s islands at 31.
June at a glance
- Sea temperature
- Warmest off Savaiʻi, 29 °C. Coolest off Rakiura, 11 °C.
- Rain
- Driest: Maui, 5 mm in the month. Wettest: Efate, 159 mm.
- Cyclones
- June is in the central Pacific hurricane season around Hawaiʻi (June to November), and outside the South Pacific cyclone season (November to April). Most exposed: Niue, 1 cyclone within 200 km in 30 seasons. 17 of our 18 tropical islands have none on record.
- School holidays
- No NZ school holidays fall in June. Public holidays: King’s Birthday (7 June 2027) and Matariki (25 June 2027).
- Since May
- Biggest rise: Efate, up 13 to 83. Biggest fall: Kāpiti Island, down 19 to 25. 17 islands score higher than in May, eight lower.
Every island in June, ranked
1. Score 99 out of 100
Oʻahu
Hawaiʻi
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 12 mm
Tropical storms: Tropical storms: none in 30 seasons
2. Score 96 out of 100
Moʻorea
French Polynesia
Sea Sea 28 °C
Rain Rain 77 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
3. Score 96 out of 100
Aitutaki
Cook Islands
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 65 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
4. Score 95 out of 100
Mamanuca Islands
Fiji
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 59 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
5. Score 95 out of 100
Tahiti
French Polynesia
Sea Sea 28 °C
Rain Rain 77 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
6. Score 95 out of 100
Bora Bora
French Polynesia
Sea Sea 28 °C
Rain Rain 83 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
7. Score 93 out of 100
Yasawa Islands
Fiji
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 83 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
8. Score 93 out of 100
Maui
Hawaiʻi
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 5 mm
Tropical storms: Tropical storms: none in 30 seasons
9. Score 93 out of 100
Rarotonga
Cook Islands
Sea Sea 25 °C
Rain Rain 87 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
10. Score 92 out of 100
Viti Levu
Fiji
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 59 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
11. Score 92 out of 100
Niue
Niue
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 79 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: 1 cyclone in 30 seasons
12. Score 91 out of 100
Vavaʻu
Tonga
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 104 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
13. Score 91 out of 100
Taveuni
Fiji
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 93 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
14. Score 90 out of 100
Bali
Indonesia
Sea Sea 27 °C
Rain Rain 38 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
15. Score 90 out of 100
Tongatapu
Tonga
Sea Sea 25 °C
Rain Rain 94 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
16. Score 89 out of 100
Savaiʻi
Samoa
Sea Sea 29 °C
Rain Rain 95 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
17. Score 89 out of 100
Upolu
Samoa
Sea Sea 28 °C
Rain Rain 89 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
18. Score 83 out of 100
Efate
Vanuatu
Sea Sea 26 °C
Rain Rain 159 mm
Cyclones: Cyclones: none in 30 seasons
19. Score 42 out of 100
Aotea Great Barrier Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 17 °C
Rain Rain 122 mm
Outside the tropics
20. Score 39 out of 100
Kawau Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 16 °C
Rain Rain 108 mm
Outside the tropics
21. Score 39 out of 100
Tiritiri Matangi
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 16 °C
Rain Rain 108 mm
Outside the tropics
22. Score 37 out of 100
Waiheke Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 16 °C
Rain Rain 118 mm
Outside the tropics
23. Score 37 out of 100
Rangitoto Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 16 °C
Rain Rain 118 mm
Outside the tropics
24. Score 25 out of 100
Kāpiti Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 14 °C
Rain Rain 107 mm
Outside the tropics
25. Score 14 out of 100
Chatham Islands
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 12 °C
Rain Rain 110 mm
Outside the tropics
26. Score 13 out of 100
Rakiura Stewart Island
New Zealand’s islands
Sea Sea 11 °C
Rain Rain 111 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.