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Monthly climate in Papeete, French Polynesia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Papeete features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 26 °C (79 °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 2089 mm (82.2 inches) and receives 260 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Papeete enjoys an average of 3365 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 4 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Papeete, French Polynesia §

The warmest months in Papeete are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °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, Papeete experiences 262 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 Papeete, 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 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
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°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
(80°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
(79°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°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
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°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)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°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
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Papeete, French Polynesia §

Papeete usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 285 mm (11.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Papeete are May, August and September. On average, 90 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Papeete, 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) 250 (9.8) 334 (13.1) 213 (8.4) 157 (6.2) 96 (3.8) 115 (4.5) 134 (5.3) 65 (2.6) 110 (4.4) 162 (6.4) 182 (7.2) 271 (10.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 24 27 25 21 20 20 15 16 21 23 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Papeete, French Polynesia §

The sunniest months in Papeete are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Papeete: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 21 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Papeete, 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 243 243 283 270 284 265 274 289 292 312 308 297
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 1m 12h 38m 12h 9m 11h 39m 11h 16m 11h 4m 11h 11m 11h 32m 11h 59m 12h 29m 12h 55m 13h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Papeete, French Polynesia §

Papeete 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 Papeete UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Papeete, 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 15 13 10 8 8 10 13 15 15 15