WHAT TIME OF YEAR IS A GOOD TIME TO VISIT OFU ISLAND? WHATS THE WEATHER LIKE?
That depends on what you mean by good! The dry season is May through October. Keep in mind that Vaoto Lodge is on a tropical island 14-degrees south of the equator, so you can expect our “dry” season to be somewhat wet! You can’t have a rain forest without rain and it typically will rain a little every day no matter what time of year it may be. That being said, temperatures and humidity tend to moderate slightly during the dry season. These charts help illustrate common Samoan weather patterns: More specifically and locally, between May and September the sun swings northerly and keeps our side of the island cooler, somewhat out of the direct sunlight and during much of the day the lodge area is in the shadow of the mountain. On the other hand, the wet season is steamier making for a warmer lagoon and a more verdant jungle.
