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Monthly climate in Vaitape, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Vaitape 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.Vaitape 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.

Monthly average temperatures in Vaitape, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia §

The warmest months in Vaitape 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, Vaitape experiences 326 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 Vaitape, Leeward Islands, 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 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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Vaitape, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia §

Vaitape 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 Vaitape are July, August and September. On average, 68 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Vaitape, Leeward Islands, 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) 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

Monthly sunshine hours in Vaitape, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia §

The sunniest months in Vaitape are September, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Vaitape: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Vaitape, Leeward Islands, 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 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

Solar UV radiation in Vaitape, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia §

Vaitape 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 Vaitape UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Vaitape, Leeward Islands, 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 14