Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Afaahiti features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2213 mm (87.1 inches) and receives 261 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Afaahiti enjoys an average of 3382 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 4 minutes to 13 hours 9 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Afaahiti are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Afaahiti experiences 262 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Average low | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean minimum | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Afaahiti, French Polynesia with other places around the world.
Afaahiti usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 288 mm (11.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Afaahiti are May, August and September. On average, 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 264 (10.4) | 310 (12.2) | 211 (8.3) | 176 (6.9) | 119 (4.7) | 128 (5.0) | 143 (5.6) | 75 (3.0) | 128 (5.0) | 183 (7.2) | 186 (7.3) | 291 (11.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 23 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 26 |
The sunniest months in Afaahiti are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Afaahiti: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243 | 246 | 286 | 272 | 285 | 266 | 273 | 291 | 294 | 313 | 309 | 299 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 2m | 12h 38m | 12h 9m | 11h 39m | 11h 15m | 11h 4m | 11h 10m | 11h 31m | 11h 59m | 12h 29m | 12h 56m | 13h 9m |
Afaahiti experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Afaahiti UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |