CLIMATE
Climate of Pukapuka, Cook Island
Seasonal climate characteristics and practical weather context.
Climate of Pukapuka, Cook Island
NASA POWER’s 1991–2020 climatology for Pukapuka, Cook Island (-10.915, -165.839) gives an annual mean temperature of 28.0 °C and estimated annual precipitation of about 1,995 mm.
Temperature
May has the highest monthly mean temperature at 28.4 °C. August is coolest at 27.6 °C, a yearly monthly-mean range of 0.8 °C.
Precipitation
January has the highest estimated monthly total (about 281 mm); August has the lowest (about 90 mm). Monthly totals are estimated from NASA POWER’s mean daily precipitation rates.
Monthly averages
| Month | Mean temperature | Estimated precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0 °C | 281 mm |
| February | 28.0 °C | 256 mm |
| March | 28.1 °C | 208 mm |
| April | 28.3 °C | 121 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | 119 mm |
| June | 28.2 °C | 108 mm |
| July | 27.8 °C | 95 mm |
| August | 27.6 °C | 90 mm |
| September | 27.7 °C | 102 mm |
| October | 27.8 °C | 156 mm |
| November | 28.0 °C | 202 mm |
| December | 28.0 °C | 256 mm |