Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Faanui features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1840 mm (72.5 inches) and receives 257 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Faanui enjoys an average of 3446 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Faanui are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Faanui experiences 326 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Average low | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Faanui, French Polynesia with other places around the world.
Faanui usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 265 mm (10.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Faanui are July, August and September. On average, 68 mm (2.7 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) | 234 (9.2) | 306 (12.0) | 205 (8.1) | 128 (5.0) | 94 (3.7) | 113 (4.5) | 82 (3.2) | 64 (2.5) | 57 (2.2) | 121 (4.8) | 182 (7.1) | 255 (10.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 23 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 25 |
The sunniest months in Faanui are September, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Faanui: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 241 | 250 | 295 | 285 | 289 | 272 | 284 | 294 | 300 | 317 | 316 | 299 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 58m | 12h 36m | 12h 9m | 11h 41m | 11h 19m | 11h 8m | 11h 14m | 11h 34m | 12h 0m | 12h 28m | 12h 52m | 13h 4m |
Faanui experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and November, 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 Faanui 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 | 14 |