Is Avatiu hot in January?
Days are typically warm at 29.4°C, while nights average 23.3°C.
Cook Islands · 1991–2020 normal
Avatiu in
January.
Typical January weather in Avatiu: 29.4°C by day, 23.3°C at night, 200 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high29.4°C
Typical low23.3°C
Rain200 mm
Wet days12.7
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 36 out of 100 (June leads the year at 76). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 17 from latitude -21.20°. Open-water sea temperature is 27.1°C (13 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Avatiu like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 200 mm across about 13 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 17 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; June ranks first.
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Warm sea in January
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 27.1°C in January. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4035712
- NOAA station
- CWM00091843 · RAROTONGA INTL
- Station distance
- 2 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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