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Climate - Niue


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine

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The climate of Niue is tropical, with a hot, muggy and rainy period from December to April and a cooler and drier period from June to October, during which the south-east trade winds prevail.
Niue is an island located in the Pacific Ocean, at 18 degrees south latitude and east of Tonga.
In the hot period, temperatures hover around 29/30 °C (84/86 °F) during the day and around 23/24 °C (73/75 °F) at night, while in the cooler period, daytime temperatures drop to around 27 °C (80.5 °F) and night-time temperatures to around 20/21 °C (68/70 °F).
From May to October, but especially from July to September, cool air masses can sometimes arrive from the south, which can lower the minimum temperature to about 15 °C (59 °F) and the maximum to 23/24 °C (73/75 °F).
Here are the average temperatures in the capital, Alofi.
Alofi - Average temperatures (1991-2020)
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January232926.4748579.5
February243026.9758680.4
March233026.6748679.9
April232925.9738478.6
May212824.6718276.4
June212723.8698174.9
July202723.3688073.9
August202723.3688073.9
September202723.6698074.6
October212724.4708175.9
November222825.4728377.8
December232926.1738478.9
Year21.928.224.9571.482.777

Annual precipitation amounts to 2,000 millimeters (79 inches), with a maximum between January and March, when 250/300 mm (10/12 in) of rain fall per month. In the relatively dry period, however, a moderate amount of rain still falls: on average, 80/100 mm (3/4 in) per month even from June to September. Here is the average precipitation.
Alofi - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January26010.2
February2509.8
March30011.8
April2007.9
May1305.1
June803.1
July903.5
August1003.9
September1003.9
October1204.7
November1405.5
December1907.5
Year196077.2

Niue

The temperature of the sea is always warm enough for swimming, and only goes down to 25.5 °C (78 °F) from July to September, as we can see in the following table.
Alofi - Sea temperature
MonthCelsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)
January2883
February2883
March2983
April2883
May2781
June2680
July2678
August2578
September2678
October2679
November2780
December2882
Year2780.6

Tropical cyclones



Niue can be affected by tropical cyclones. Cyclones are usually formed from November to mid-May, though they are most likely from late December to early April.

When to go and what to pack in Niue

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