How warm does The Cocos (Keeling) Islands get?

Typical daytime highs in The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are Mar–May 28°C (82°F), Jun–Aug 27°C (80°F), Sep–Nov 26°C (79°F), Dec–Feb 27°C (81°F).

Is The Cocos (Keeling) Islands expensive?

On the ground, The Cocos (Keeling) Islands is mid-range.

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The Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Q: What sort of trip is The Cocos (Keeling) Islands good for?

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands is good for an unhurried pace, sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting, moving about and doing things.

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · West Island

A lagoon of twenty-seven coral islands so remote most Australians could not place it on a map, a Malay-speaking community with its own quiet culture, and snorkelling straight off a beach that barely sees another visitor all week.

The best time to visit The Cocos (Keeling) Islands is Apr–Oct, when typical daytime highs reach about 28°C (82°F). Local time there is 16:18 (UTC+6:30).

Best time to go

Apr–Oct

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

CCK · West Island

Good for

an unhurried pace sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting moving about and doing things

In season

April May June July August September October

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 280mm0 to 11.0in

April · high 83°F · rain 8.0in · 11.8h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at West Island, this page’s gateway

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	28°C82°F	231mm9.1in	12.8h12.8h
February	28°C82°F	258mm10.2in	12.5h12.5h
March	28°C82°F	269mm10.6in	12.2h12.2h
April	28°C83°F	204mm8.0in	11.8h11.8h	in the recommended window
May	28°C82°F	161mm6.3in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window
June	27°C81°F	185mm7.3in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
July	27°C80°F	177mm7.0in	11.5h11.5h	in the recommended window
August	26°C80°F	144mm5.7in	11.7h11.7h	in the recommended window
September	26°C79°F	68mm2.7in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
October	26°C79°F	60mm2.4in	12.4h12.4h	in the recommended window
November	27°C80°F	88mm3.5in	12.7h12.7h
December	27°C81°F	162mm6.4in	12.8h12.8h

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