How warm does The Marquesas Islands get?

Typical daytime highs in The Marquesas Islands are Mar–May 30°C (85°F), Jun–Aug 28°C (83°F), Sep–Nov 29°C (83°F), Dec–Feb 29°C (84°F).

Is The Marquesas Islands expensive?

On the ground, The Marquesas Islands is high-end.

Oceania / French Polynesia

The Marquesas Islands

Q: What sort of trip is The Marquesas Islands good for?

The Marquesas Islands is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, sunshine and salt water, moving about and doing things.

The Marquesas Islands · French Polynesia · Nuku Hiva

Volcanic peaks that inspired Gauguin and Melville both to stay far longer than they meant to, horses still the main transport on tracks too steep for much else, and a remoteness from the rest of French Polynesia that makes even Bora Bora feel crowded by comparison.

The best time to visit The Marquesas Islands is Any month, when typical daytime highs reach about 30°C (85°F). Local time there is 02:44 (UTC-9:30).

Best time to go

Any month

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

NHV · Nuku Hiva

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things

In season

January February March April May June July August September October November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 40°C68 to 104°F Rain0 to 60mm0 to 2.4in

January · high 84°F · rain 1.7in · 12.6h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Nuku Hiva, this page’s gateway

The Marquesas Islands month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	29°C84°F	42mm1.7in	12.6h12.6h	in the recommended window
February	29°C85°F	28mm1.1in	12.4h12.4h	in the recommended window
March	30°C86°F	39mm1.5in	12.2h12.2h	in the recommended window
April	30°C85°F	38mm1.5in	11.9h11.9h	in the recommended window
May	29°C85°F	33mm1.3in	11.7h11.7h	in the recommended window
June	28°C83°F	29mm1.1in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window
July	28°C83°F	28mm1.1in	11.7h11.7h	in the recommended window
August	28°C83°F	28mm1.1in	11.8h11.8h	in the recommended window
September	29°C83°F	27mm1.1in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
October	29°C83°F	33mm1.3in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
November	29°C84°F	30mm1.2in	12.5h12.5h	in the recommended window
December	29°C84°F	36mm1.4in	12.6h12.6h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: XPF · CFP Franc
Language: French
Plug: C, E
Driving: on the right

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