Moorea weather in January

In January, Moorea sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 239 mm of rain across 22.2 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 21% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Moorea's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moorea's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 239 mm; 22.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:40 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 11th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

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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 Moorea reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

Moorea 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 25°	239	22.2	12.9	4.6
Feb	27° / 26°	222	20.1	12.6	4.7
Mar	27° / 26°	176	19.5	12.1	5.1
Apr	27° / 26°	132	15.2	11.6	5.7
May	27° / 25°	106	13.1	11.2	6.3
Jun	26° / 25°	68	9.3	11	7.0
Jul	25° / 24°	47	8.8	11.1	7.4
Aug	25° / 24°	51	7.6	11.4	7.6
Sep	25° / 24°	58	8.4	11.9	7.3
Oct	26° / 24°	104	11.8	12.4	6.7
Nov	26° / 25°	129	15.9	12.8	5.7
Dec	27° / 25°	263	22.3	13	4.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38
Cloudier (%)	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	66	66	65	64	64	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Moorea gets around 239 mm of rain over 22.2 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 73% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	72
4	72
5	72
6	72
7	72
8	72
9	72
10	73
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	73
16	72
17	72
18	72
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	72
25	72
26	72
27	73
28	73
29	74
30	74
31	74

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	91	91	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	86
Miserable (%)	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	91	7
2	2	91	7
3	3	89	8
4	3	89	8
5	3	89	8
6	3	88	9
7	3	88	9
8	3	88	9
9	3	88	9
10	3	88	9
11	3	88	9
12	3	87	10
13	3	87	10
14	3	88	9
15	3	88	9
16	3	88	9
17	3	88	9
18	3	88	9
19	3	88	9
20	2	89	9
21	2	89	9
22	2	89	9
23	2	89	9
24	2	89	9
25	2	88	10
26	2	88	10
27	1	88	11
28	1	88	11
29	1	87	12
30	1	87	12
31	1	86	13

Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	light breeze
2	20	light breeze
3	20	light breeze
4	20	light breeze
5	20	light breeze
6	20	light breeze
7	20	light breeze
8	20	light breeze
9	20	light breeze
10	20	light breeze
11	20	light breeze
12	20	breezy
13	20	breezy
14	20	breezy
15	20	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	21	breezy
27	21	breezy
28	21	breezy
29	21	breezy
30	21	breezy
31	21	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:36 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:31	6:33
2	13.0	5:32	6:34
3	13.0	5:33	6:34
4	13.0	5:33	6:34
5	13.0	5:34	6:35
6	13.0	5:34	6:35
7	13.0	5:35	6:35
8	13.0	5:36	6:36
9	13.0	5:36	6:36
10	13.0	5:37	6:36
11	13.0	5:37	6:36
12	13.0	5:38	6:36
13	13.0	5:38	6:37
14	13.0	5:39	6:37
15	13.0	5:40	6:37
16	12.9	5:40	6:37
17	12.9	5:41	6:37
18	12.9	5:41	6:37
19	12.9	5:42	6:37
20	12.9	5:43	6:37
21	12.9	5:43	6:37
22	12.9	5:44	6:37
23	12.9	5:44	6:37
24	12.9	5:45	6:37
25	12.9	5:46	6:37
26	12.8	5:46	6:37
27	12.8	5:47	6:37
28	12.8	5:47	6:37
29	12.8	5:48	6:37
30	12.8	5:48	6:37
31	12.8	5:49	6:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Moorea

In seasonPeak

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

Moorea'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 Moorea?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Moorea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moorea in January

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

In January, Moorea sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 22 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Moorea in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in September near 26°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Moorea in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moorea 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	14	11	9	7	8	10	12	13	15	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Moorea?

Moorea sits at 17.5°S, 149.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in French Polynesia. The nearest listed city is Faaa, 24 km away.

Topography around Moorea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moorea has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,792 m.

The land around Moorea is covered by trees (95%) within 3 km, water (84%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,176 m

trees 95%

16 km

1,176 m

water 84%

80 km

1,792 m

water 91%

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← December Moorea year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Faaa 24 km · Punaauia 27 km · Papeete 28 km · Bora Bora 233 km · Avarua 1,120 km · Alofi 2,127 km · Adamstown 2,205 km · Pago Pago 2,260 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

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 Moorea (-17.5328°, -149.828°, 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	72
4	72
5	72
6	72
7	72
8	72
9	72
10	73
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	73
16	72
17	72
18	72
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	72
25	72
26	72
27	73
28	73
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	91	7
2	2	91	7
3	3	89	8
4	3	89	8
5	3	89	8
6	3	88	9
7	3	88	9
8	3	88	9
9	3	88	9
10	3	88	9
11	3	88	9
12	3	87	10
13	3	87	10
14	3	88	9
15	3	88	9
16	3	88	9
17	3	88	9
18	3	88	9
19	3	88	9
20	2	89	9
21	2	89	9
22	2	89	9
23	2	89	9
24	2	89	9
25	2	88	10
26	2	88	10
27	1	88	11
28	1	88	11
29	1	87	12
30	1	87	12
31	1	86	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	72
4	72
5	72
6	72
7	72
8	72
9	72
10	73
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	73
16	72
17	72
18	72
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	72
25	72
26	72
27	73
28	73
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	91	7
2	2	91	7
3	3	89	8
4	3	89	8
5	3	89	8
6	3	88	9
7	3	88	9
8	3	88	9
9	3	88	9
10	3	88	9
11	3	88	9
12	3	87	10
13	3	87	10
14	3	88	9
15	3	88	9
16	3	88	9
17	3	88	9
18	3	88	9
19	3	88	9
20	2	89	9
21	2	89	9
22	2	89	9
23	2	89	9
24	2	89	9
25	2	88	10
26	2	88	10
27	1	88	11
28	1	88	11
29	1	87	12
30	1	87	12
31	1	86	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	72
4	72
5	72
6	72
7	72
8	72
9	72
10	73
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	73
16	72
17	72
18	72
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	72
25	72
26	72
27	73
28	73
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	91	7
2	2	91	7
3	3	89	8
4	3	89	8
5	3	89	8
6	3	88	9
7	3	88	9
8	3	88	9
9	3	88	9
10	3	88	9
11	3	88	9
12	3	87	10
13	3	87	10
14	3	88	9
15	3	88	9
16	3	88	9
17	3	88	9
18	3	88	9
19	3	88	9
20	2	89	9
21	2	89	9
22	2	89	9
23	2	89	9
24	2	89	9
25	2	88	10
26	2	88	10
27	1	88	11
28	1	88	11
29	1	87	12
30	1	87	12
31	1	86	13