Monthly climate in Moerai, Îles Australes, French Polynesia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Moerai features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1866 mm (73.5 inches) and receives 178 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Moerai enjoys an average of 3093 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 45 minutes to 13 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Moerai, Îles Australes, French Polynesia §

The warmest months in Moerai are January, February and March, 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 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Moerai experiences 165 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Moerai, Îles Australes, French Polynesia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(82°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(80°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(76°F)
26°C
(78°F)
27°C
(80°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(80°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
Average low 25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(69°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(69°F)
22°C
(71°F)
23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(69°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(67°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Moerai, Îles Australes, French Polynesia §

Moerai usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 20 rainy days and 221 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Moerai are July, August and September. On average, 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Moerai, Îles Australes, French Polynesia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 156 (6.2) 292 (11.5) 189 (7.4) 181 (7.1) 152 (6.0) 128 (5.0) 108 (4.3) 97 (3.8) 60 (2.4) 151 (5.9) 180 (7.1) 172 (6.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 22 22 18 14 14 11 10 10 13 13 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Moerai, Îles Australes, French Polynesia §

The sunniest months in Moerai are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Moerai: February, May and June receive an average of 7 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Moerai, Îles Australes, French Polynesia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 251 238 289 254 234 213 246 249 272 269 276 297
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 18m 12h 48m 12h 10m 11h 31m 11h 0m 10h 45m 10h 54m 11h 21m 11h 58m 12h 37m 13h 11m 13h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Moerai, Îles Australes, French Polynesia §

Moerai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Moerai UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Moerai, Îles Australes, French Polynesia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 15 14 11 8 6 7 9 11 14 14 14