lizanne Posted February 18, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2015 We are looking to go to the South Pacific in 2016. Which are the best months to go? We understand that the weather is very wet in January/February is this so? Any help would be much appreciated Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6rugrats Posted February 18, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) You can google to bring up historical weather records, but the "wet season" is November through March But, you just never know. We were there Dec. 2013 and no rain at all but the day before we left. Then, it rained pretty much every day for at least a week. Edited February 18, 2015 by 6rugrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted February 18, 2015 #3 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Most ships go there in the wet season due to their world wide travel schedule. The Gauguin and the Aranui stay there year round. If you consider them, go in June, July, August for the highest likelihood of calm seas, less humidity and sunny weather. The very southern islands may even experience cool winds blowing up from Antarctica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted February 18, 2015 #4 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Keep in mind that the "South Pacific" is a huge geographical area with plenty of climate variations. So you do need to consider your itinerary. Here is a link to a site we have used in the past to help our own decision making: http://www.southpacific.org/pacific/weather.html Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted February 18, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 18, 2015 We have been to French Polynesia twice in July and Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu in October/November. The weather was wonderful for all these visits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 18, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2015 We went to New Caledonia and Fiji over Christmas. The first day at sea was very windy, and the last day at sea returning to Sydney was also cool and windy. We had some tropical showers (short but heavy) in the afternoon at Port Denerau, our Dravuni port stop was cancelled due to high winds making the tenders unviable, and we had some morning showers at Lifou (snorkelling in the rain feels weird!). Other than that the weather was gorgeous, very warm and quite humid in the ports. We're off to New Caledonia again next month so it will be interesting to see if we get similar good weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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