How many sunny days does Avarua have per year?

Avarua averages approximately 237 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Avarua?

Avarua has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 2.7 µg/m³, classified as "Excellent" by WHO standards. Meets WHO guideline. Minimal health risk.

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Avarua · Cook Islands

The capital and largest city of Cook Islands.

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13K

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Avarua, Cook Islands is a 13K-resident city with 237 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 2.7 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of Cook Islands.

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Climate Lab·Avarua

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	27	27	27	27	27	25	25	24	24	24	24	26	26
Daily mean°C	26	27	27	26	26	24	23	23	23	23	23	25	25
Daily low°C	25	26	26	25	24	23	22	22	23	22	23	24	24
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	30	32	32	31	30	27	25	25	26	25	25	29	28
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	26	27	28	27	24	21	20	20	21	21	21	25	24
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	22	23	23	22	19	16	15	15	16	15	16	20	19
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	83	82	81	77	81	73	78	74	80	76	76	83	79
Dewpoint°C	22.9	22.9	23.1	22.0	21.8	18.9	18.5	18.0	19.7	18.3	18.8	22.3	20.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	72	243	192	117	178	65	95	151	67	67	77	245	1570
Rain days≥1mm	15	19	19	19	23	12	15	12	13	10	10	23	190
Wind
Wind avgm/s	6.8	6.2	5.0	5.0	7.4	7.4	7.6	6.6	7.3	8.2	6.9	6.3	6.7
Wind gustsm/s	10.4	9.7	8.6	10.1	11.8	11.5	11.1	11.5	11.3	11.5	10.8	10.8	10.7
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	10.4	10.3	10.0	9.3	8.6	8.3	8.0	8.4	9.1	9.4	10.3	10.8	9.4
Clear skyindex	40%	41%	38%	39%	47%	45%	49%	45%	52%	44%	47%	41%	44%
UV indexmax avg	12.3	11.8	10.3	7.9	5.9	4.9	5.0	6.5	8.5	10.1	11.2	11.5	8.8

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Avarua

Outdoor living in Avarua is seasonal. 3 months of the year are the toughest stretch. Lunch outside is tough year-round, while walking is comfortable 9/12 months — impressive.

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Dinner Outside

54Jan: 54% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

63Mar: 63% viability

62Apr: 62% viability

49May: 49% viability

46Jun: 46% viability

45Jul: 45% viability

48Aug: 48% viability

43Sep: 43% viability

34Oct: 34% viability

43Nov: 43% viability

53Dec: 53% viability

0/12

Dinner Outside

54Jan: 54% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

63Mar: 63% viability

62Apr: 62% viability

49May: 49% viability

46Jun: 46% viability

45Jul: 45% viability

48Aug: 48% viability

43Sep: 43% viability

34Oct: 34% viability

43Nov: 43% viability

53Dec: 53% viability

50%

Wind

0/12

Lunch Outside

25Jan: 25% viability

21Feb: 21% viability

22Mar: 22% viability

35Apr: 35% viability

26May: 26% viability

38Jun: 38% viability

35Jul: 35% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

31Sep: 31% viability

28Oct: 28% viability

35Nov: 35% viability

28Dec: 28% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

25Jan: 25% viability

21Feb: 21% viability

22Mar: 22% viability

35Apr: 35% viability

26May: 26% viability

38Jun: 38% viability

35Jul: 35% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

31Sep: 31% viability

28Oct: 28% viability

35Nov: 35% viability

28Dec: 28% viability

30%

Wind

9/12

Walking

69Jan: 69% viability

71Feb: 71% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

74Apr: 74% viability

62May: 62% viability

65Jun: 65% viability

65Jul: 65% viability

70Aug: 70% viability

63Sep: 63% viability

50Oct: 50% viability

65Nov: 65% viability

72Dec: 72% viability

9/12

Walking

69Jan: 69% viability

71Feb: 71% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

74Apr: 74% viability

62May: 62% viability

65Jun: 65% viability

65Jul: 65% viability

70Aug: 70% viability

63Sep: 63% viability

50Oct: 50% viability

65Nov: 65% viability

72Dec: 72% viability

67%

Rain

8/12

Running

66Jan: 66% viability

67Feb: 67% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

70Apr: 70% viability

60May: 60% viability

64Jun: 64% viability

65Jul: 65% viability

70Aug: 70% viability

63Sep: 63% viability

50Oct: 50% viability

65Nov: 65% viability

70Dec: 70% viability

8/12

Running

66Jan: 66% viability

67Feb: 67% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

70Apr: 70% viability

60May: 60% viability

64Jun: 64% viability

65Jul: 65% viability

70Aug: 70% viability

63Sep: 63% viability

50Oct: 50% viability

65Nov: 65% viability

70Dec: 70% viability

65%

Humid

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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