Bora Bora weather in January

In January, Bora Bora sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 270 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bora Bora's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bora Bora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
270 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:50 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Bora Bora is island in French Polynesia.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bora Bora reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bora Bora weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°27023.712.94.3
Feb28° / 26°23221.112.64.4
Mar28° / 26°17520.812.14.9
Apr28° / 26°13417.411.65.3
May27° / 26°10616.111.25.8
Jun27° / 25°7412116.5
Jul26° / 25°5510.811.16.9
Aug26° / 25°509.611.47.1
Sep26° / 25°5912.411.96.6
Oct26° / 25°10814.912.46.1
Nov27° / 25°14919.112.85.2
Dec27° / 26°28123.7134.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
33070
43070
52971
62971
73070
83169
93169
103169
113169
123268
133367
143367
153367
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bora Bora gets around 270 mm of rain over 23.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
477
577
677
777
877
978
1078
1178
1278
1378
1478
1578
1678
1778
1878
1978
2078
2178
2277
2377
2477
2576
2676
2776
2876
2977
3077
3177

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108218
208119
308119
418019
517920
617920
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Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:416:39
213.05:426:39
313.05:426:40
413.05:436:40
513.05:436:40
612.95:446:41
712.95:446:41
812.95:456:41
912.95:466:42
1012.95:466:42
1112.95:476:42
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1312.95:486:42
1412.95:496:42
1512.95:496:43
1612.95:506:43
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1812.95:516:43
1912.95:516:43
2012.95:526:43
2112.85:536:43
2212.85:536:43
2312.85:546:43
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2512.85:556:43
2612.85:556:43
2712.85:566:43
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2912.85:576:43
3012.85:586:43
3112.75:586:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bora Bora

In seasonPeak

In January, Bora Bora sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bora Bora's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bora Bora?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bora Bora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bora Bora in January

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

In January, Bora Bora sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bora Bora in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bora Bora in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bora Bora peaks around February 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 16Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bora Bora?

Bora Bora sits at 16.5°S, 151.7°W, 0 m above sea level, in French Polynesia. The nearest listed city is Moorea, 233 km away.

MooreaFaaaPapeetePunaauia

Topography around Bora Bora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bora Bora has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 937 m.

The land around Bora Bora is covered by water (50%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, water (97%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
542 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
937 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Moorea 233 km · Faaa 256 km · Papeete 258 km · Punaauia 260 km · Avarua 994 km · Alofi 1,945 km · Pago Pago 2,047 km · Apia 2,169 km

French Polynesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / E / F
110 / 220 V · 50 / 60 Hz
GDP per capita
$22,440
2024
Safe drinking water
90%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.4
per 100k, 2009
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 54%Roman Catholic 30%other 10%no religion 6%

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 Bora Bora (-16.4996°, -151.7371°, elevation 0 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).