Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mahaena 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 (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2229 mm (87.8 inches) and receives 269 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mahaena enjoys an average of 3382 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 4 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Mahaena 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, Mahaena experiences 261 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 (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) | 24°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) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Mahaena, French Polynesia with other places around the world.
Mahaena usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 289 mm (11.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mahaena are May, June and August. On average, 99 mm (3.9 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) | 257 (10.1) | 328 (12.9) | 218 (8.6) | 168 (6.6) | 105 (4.1) | 121 (4.8) | 160 (6.3) | 71 (2.8) | 132 (5.2) | 179 (7.0) | 207 (8.2) | 283 (11.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 |
The sunniest months in Mahaena are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mahaena: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243 | 246 | 286 | 272 | 285 | 266 | 273 | 291 | 294 | 313 | 309 | 299 |
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 |
Mahaena 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 Mahaena 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 |