Climate
Papeete features a tropical monsoon climate with a wet season and dry season. However, precipitation is observed even during the city's dry season. The city dry season is short, covering only the months of August and September. The rest of the year is wet, with the heaviest precipitation falling in the months of December and January. Temperatures are relatively constant throughout the course of the year, averaging around 25 degrees celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit).
| Climate data for Papeete | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32 (89) |
32 (89) |
32 (89) |
32 (89) |
31 (87) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (87) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30.8 (87.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
21 (69) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (69) |
21 (70) |
22 (71) |
22 (72) |
21.3 (70.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 335 (13.2) |
292 (11.5) |
165 (6.5) |
173 (6.8) |
124 (4.9) |
81 (3.2) |
66 (2.6) |
48 (1.9) |
58 (2.3) |
86 (3.4) |
165 (6.5) |
302 (11.9) |
1,897 (74.7) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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