Avarua weather in July

In July, Avarua sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 98 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Avarua's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Avarua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:20 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
24 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Avarua is capital city of the Cook Islands.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Avarua reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12423
22422
32422
42422
52422
62422
72422
82422
92422
102422
112322
122322
132322
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Avarua weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°21318.113.15.3
Feb27° / 25°1781712.75.1
Mar27° / 25°18618.612.15.3
Apr26° / 25°1531511.55.8
May25° / 24°12512.7116.3
Jun24° / 23°648.210.77.1
Jul23° / 22°989.210.87.1
Aug23° / 22°728.311.37.1
Sep23° / 22°738.411.97.1
Oct24° / 23°878.812.57.0
Nov25° / 24°10810.7136.6
Dec26° / 25°18914.513.35.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
125248
135347
145347
155347
165347
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225446
235347
245347
255446
265446
275446
285347
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Avarua gets around 98 mm of rain over 9.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
328
428
529
629
730
830
930
1030
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1322293213
2322293313
3322293313
4321293413
5321283413
6321283513
7321283612
8321273612
9421273612
10421273712
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24522243613
25522243712
26522233712
27622233712
28622233712
29622233712
30622233712
31622233712

Wind in July

Winds average 24 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
824breezy
924breezy
1024breezy
1124breezy
1224breezy
1324breezy
1425breezy
1524breezy
1624breezy
1724breezy
1824breezy
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2024breezy
2124breezy
2224breezy
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3024breezy
3124breezy

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:216:04
210.77:216:04
310.77:216:05
410.77:216:05
510.77:216:05
610.77:216:06
710.87:216:06
810.87:216:06
910.87:216:07
1010.87:216:07
1110.87:216:08
1210.87:216:08
1310.87:206:08
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1810.87:206:10
1910.97:196:11
2010.97:196:11
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2210.97:196:12
2310.97:186:12
2410.97:186:13
2510.97:186:13
2610.97:176:13
2711.07:176:14
2811.07:166:14
2911.07:166:15
3011.07:156:15
3111.07:156:15

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Avarua?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Avarua for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Avarua in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Avarua sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Avarua in July

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Avarua in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Avarua peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Avarua?

Avarua sits at 21.2°S, 159.8°W, 7 m above sea level, in Cook Islands. The nearest listed city is Bora Bora, 994 km away.

Topography around Avarua

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Avarua.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Avarua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m.

The land around Avarua is covered by trees (49%) and water (41%) within 3 km, water (92%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
440 m
16 km
495 m
80 km
478 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Bora Bora 994 km · Alofi 1,086 km · Moorea 1,120 km · Punaauia 1,138 km · Faaa 1,141 km · Papeete 1,146 km · Pago Pago 1,389 km · Apia 1,512 km

Cook Islands travel facts

Power plugs
Type I
240 V · 50 Hz
Religion
Protestant 55%Roman Catholic 17%none/unspecified 16%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Avarua (-21.2075°, -159.7755°, elevation 7 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).