Currently, March is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight to Rarotonga (average of $476). Flying to Rarotonga in December will prove the most costly (average of $802). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.
January
$1,113
February
$1,205
March
$731
April
$956
May
$1,031
June
$935
July
$975
August
$870
September
$950
October
$941
November
$984
December
$1,231
RAR Temperature | 22 - 26 °C |
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If weather is an important factor for your trip to Rarotonga, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 26.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of July, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 22.0 C).
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Everything went rather smoothly, I have no complaints or negative comments. Thanks for getting me where I needed to be.
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Everything went rather smoothly, I have no complaints or negative comments. Thanks for getting me where I needed to be.
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Everything went rather smoothly, I have no complaints or negative comments. Thanks for getting me where I needed to be.
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Everything went rather smoothly, I have no complaints or negative comments. Thanks for getting me where I needed to be.
Cheap flights to Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands, take just three hours or so from Australia or New Zealand. Those flights will deliver you to the “down south” island that runs on Raro time – deliciously slow and laidback, a perfect complement to the azure-blue seas, palm-fringed soft-sand beaches and friendly Cook Islanders.
Life on Rarotonga, in general, is clustered around the coasts. Ancient volcanic peaks dominate the centre of the island, shrouded in dense, lush, vegetation. Consequently, the centre is not as well-known as the beaches.
Avarua, on the north coast, is the capital of the Cook Islands. Most popular with tourists is the southeast coast, around Muri, where the lagoon is widest and deepest and best for swimming, snorkelling, scuba-diving and boating.
Rarotonga’s climate is equable, with little variation in temperatures year-round. The winter months are May to October; temperatures range between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius. The summer months are November to April and temps are 21-29 degrees. January to early May are the wet season months.
The Rarotonga bus service runs clockwise and anti-clockwise between about 7am and 4.30pm daily.
Rental cars and motor scooters are available, but drivers must have a Cook Islands licence, which costs about $10.