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Papeete, French Polynesia climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Papeete has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1436 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 240 mm while July barely receives 36 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Papeete climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tahiti Faa A, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.