Climate · French Polynesia

Papeete

Warm all year, wet from November to April and drier from July to September.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years17.5°S10 m above the sea
  1. Jan85°29°76°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  2. Feb85°29°77°25°Rain on about six days a week.
  3. Mar86°30°77°25°Rain on about five days a week.
  4. Apr86°30°77°25°Rain on about five days a week.
  5. May85°29°76°24°Rain on about four days a week.
  6. Jun83°28°75°24°Rain on about four days a week.
  7. Jul82°28°74°23°Rain on about three days a week.
  8. Aug82°28°74°23°Rain on about three days a week.
  9. Sep82°28°74°23°Rain on about four days a week.
  10. Oct83°28°74°23°Rain on about four days a week.
  11. Nov84°29°75°24°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec85°29°76°24°Rain on about six days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

Highs hardly move, between 82°F and 86°F all year, with nights near 75°F. The rain comes from November to April, on about five days a week. July to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13 hours in December.Highs hardly move, between 28°C and 30°C all year, with nights near 24°C. The rain comes from November to April, on about five days a week. July to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13 hours in December.

Where Papeete sits

Pacific/Tahiti

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Latitude
17.5°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Arue57 km north

The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Papeete, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 82°F in July and August to 86°F in March and April.Highs from 28°C in July and August to 30°C in March and April.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (84% of days), driest in August (40%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in August (35% cover), cloudiest in December and January (75%).

Daylight

From 11h 06m in June to 13h 10m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Papeete, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryRainy season
76°24°85°29°
6 days75%13h 03m
FebruaryRainy season
77°25°85°29°
6 days72%12h 42m
MarchRainy season
77°25°86°30°
5 days68%12h 13m
AprilRainy season
77°25°86°30°
5 days64%11h 43m
May
76°24°85°29°
4 days55%11h 18m
June
75°24°83°28°
4 days42%11h 06m
JulyDry seasonAt its best
74°23°82°28°
3 days37%11h 11m
AugustDry seasonAt its best
74°23°82°28°
3 days35%11h 33m
SeptemberDry seasonAt its best
74°23°82°28°
4 days39%12h 02m
October
74°23°83°28°
4 days50%12h 32m
NovemberRainy season
75°24°84°29°
5 days63%12h 58m
DecemberRainy season
76°24°85°29°
6 days75%13h 10m

When is the best time to visit Papeete?


The best months are July to September: highs near 82°F, nights near 74°F, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are July to September: highs near 28°C, nights near 23°C, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Papeete?

March and April, with highs near 86°F and lows near 77°F. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 82°F.March and April, with highs near 30°C and lows near 25°C. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 28°C.

When does it rain most in Papeete?

February, with rain on about six days a week. August is the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Papeete?

From about 11 hours in June to 13 hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Papeete?

August, when cloud covers about 35% of the sky on average. December and January are the cloudiest, at about 75%.

Places with a year like Papeete's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Papeete's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Papeete's summer.

Elsewhere in French Polynesia

All of French Polynesia

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 18 km south of Papeete. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (234 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (234 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.