Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Uturoa 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 (73 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1877 mm (73.9 inches) and receives 263 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Uturoa enjoys an average of 3440 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Uturoa are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Uturoa experiences 321 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 (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°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) | 28°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°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 (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Average low | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 24°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 (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°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) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Uturoa, French Polynesia with other places around the world.
Uturoa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 269 mm (10.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Uturoa 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) | 231 (9.1) | 304 (12.0) | 202 (7.9) | 135 (5.3) | 95 (3.8) | 125 (4.9) | 84 (3.3) | 61 (2.4) | 60 (2.4) | 129 (5.1) | 178 (7.0) | 273 (10.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 23 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 26 |
The sunniest months in Uturoa are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Uturoa: 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 | 252 | 296 | 284 | 286 | 270 | 283 | 292 | 299 | 316 | 315 | 301 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 59m | 12h 37m | 12h 9m | 11h 41m | 11h 18m | 11h 7m | 11h 13m | 11h 33m | 12h 0m | 12h 28m | 12h 53m | 13h 6m |
Uturoa 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 Uturoa 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 |