Practical
Rarotonga on a rainy day
📍 Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Where
Island-wide
Opening hours
As required
Typical cost
Varies
It rains in Rarotonga, particularly between November and April, and it rains properly. It also usually stops.
What still works in the rain
- Swimming. You are already wet, the lagoon is warm, and the beaches empty out.
- The national museum and the library in Avarua.
- Shopping in Avarua, black pearl showrooms, galleries.
- A massage or spa treatment.
What to postpone
- The Cross-Island Track. It becomes genuinely dangerous when the stream is up.
- Scooter trips, unless you are confident. The road surface changes character quickly.
- Lagoon cruises may be cancelled — operators will tell you.
The upside
Wigmore's Waterfall is at its best after rain, and so is the light.
💡 Local tip
Do not cancel the day. Rarotongan rain often clears within the hour, and the light afterwards is the best of the day for photographs.
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