French Polynesia vs Rodney Bay

Four Seasons Bora Bora villa with thatched roof bungalow, private pool, palm trees, and white lounge chairs under umbrellas.

French Polynesia2 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Clear blue lap pool with lane divider, wooden pergola, and lush tropical vegetation surrounding East Winds resort under bright sky.

French Polynesia and Rodney Bay, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

French Polynesia guide · Rodney Bay guide · How we score

By the numbers

French Polynesia compared with Rodney Bay
French Polynesia	Measure	Rodney Bay
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	7 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$89–$480/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	1 of 7
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
May–October (dry season; also peak overwater-bungalow pricing)	Sweet spot	December–April

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

French Polynesia

Rodney Bay

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for French Polynesia and Rodney Bay
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
French Polynesia · high °F	89	89	89	89	87	86	86	86	86	87	88	88
Rodney Bay · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
French Polynesia · rain (in)	13.2	9.6	6.7	5.5	4.0	2.9	2.1	1.9	2.1	3.5	8.3	12.5
Rodney Bay · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2

Approximate climate normals for Tahiti / Bora Bora and Rodney Bay / Gros Islet: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.