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Rikitea, French Polynesia climate

Af Tropical rainforest

Rikitea has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Tropical rainforest, Köppen Af). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 83°F, while the coldest is August averaging around 66°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 67 inches.

☀️ All year

Warm

Daytime highs near 83°F most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 66°F.

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 67 in of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Rikitea climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	83	83	83	81	78	76	75	75	75	76	79	81
Avg temp (°F)	78	78	79	77	74	72	71	70	71	72	74	76
Avg low (°F)	73	74	74	73	70	68	67	66	66	68	70	72
Precipitation (in)	6.9	5.6	6.3	6.2	6.3	5.6	4.5	4.2	4.3	5.4	6.2	5.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	83	83	83	81	78	76
Avg temp (°F)	78	78	79	77	74	72
Avg low (°F)	73	74	74	73	70	68
Precipitation (in)	6.9	5.6	6.3	6.2	6.3	5.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	75	75	75	76	79	81
Avg temp (°F)	71	70	71	72	74	76
Avg low (°F)	67	66	66	68	70	72
Precipitation (in)	4.5	4.2	4.3	5.4	6.2	5.9

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	60	59	56	64	65	66	62	60	63	68	69	69
Relative humidity (%)	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	78	79	80	82	82
Wind speed (mph)	11.2	11.3	10.8	11.4	11.9	12.4	12.8	12.4	12.2	11.9	11.6	11.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	60	59	56	64	65	66
Relative humidity (%)	80	80	80	79	78	78
Wind speed (mph)	11.2	11.3	10.8	11.4	11.9	12.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	62	60	63	68	69	69
Relative humidity (%)	78	78	79	80	82	82
Wind speed (mph)	12.8	12.4	12.2	11.9	11.6	11.1

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Mangareva, a weather station, about 1 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.

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