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Best time to visit Mata-Utu

August is the best time to visit Mata-Utu for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 18 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 48/100
A beach holiday September sea 28 °C
The least cloud August 51 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 114 mm
Warmth April 28 °C
Cooler weather August 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 48 27 °C 18 72
2 July 47 27 °C 19 72
3 September 47 27 °C 20 72
4 October 47 27 °C 23 71
5 November 46 28 °C 24 70
6 March 46 28 °C 26 69
7 December 46 28 °C 25 69
8 April 45 28 °C 24 68
9 February 45 28 °C 23 69
10 January 45 28 °C 26 69
11 May 45 28 °C 21 69
12 June 44 28 °C 20 71

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 28 °C 80 % 69
February 29 °C 28 °C 79 % 69
March 29 °C 28 °C 74 % 69
April 29 °C 28 °C 68 % 68
May 29 °C 28 °C 61 % 69
June 29 °C 28 °C 57 % 71
July 28 °C 27 °C 52 % 72
August 28 °C 27 °C 51 % 72
September 28 °C 27 °C 54 % 72
October 28 °C 27 °C 64 % 71
November 29 °C 28 °C 71 % 70
December 29 °C 28 °C 77 % 69

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 28 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.0 °C 357 mm 80 %
February 28.0 °C 328 mm 79 %
March 28.0 °C 300 mm 74 %
April 28.1 °C 235 mm 68 %
May 27.9 °C 183 mm 61 %
June 27.6 °C 146 mm 57 %
July 27.2 °C 121 mm 52 %
August 27.1 °C 114 mm 51 %
September 27.1 °C 146 mm 54 %
October 27.3 °C 218 mm 64 %
November 27.7 °C 261 mm 71 %
December 27.9 °C 321 mm 77 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.