climigo

French Polynesia

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are August–September, the least rainy with the right temperature. Nothing against June–July, October either.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

Bora BoraBora BoraBora BoraPapeetePapeetePapeete

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 26°24°
February 27°24°
March 27°24°
April 27°24°
May 26°24°
June 25°23°
July 25°23°
August 25°22°
September 25°22°
October 25°23°
November 26°23°
December 26°24°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec23.6 · 26.3 °CJanuary: 23.6 · 26.3 °C23.8 · 26.5 °CFebruary: 23.8 · 26.5 °C24.0 · 26.7 °CMarch: 24.0 · 26.7 °C24.0 · 26.5 °CApril: 24.0 · 26.5 °C23.6 · 26.0 °CMay: 23.6 · 26.0 °C23.0 · 25.3 °CJune: 23.0 · 25.3 °C22.5 · 24.8 °CJuly: 22.5 · 24.8 °C22.3 · 24.7 °CAugust: 22.3 · 24.7 °C22.3 · 24.9 °CSeptember: 22.3 · 24.9 °C22.6 · 25.3 °COctober: 22.6 · 25.3 °C23.2 · 25.8 °CNovember: 23.2 · 25.8 °C23.5 · 26.2 °CDecember: 23.5 · 26.2 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 23.6 – 26.3 °C
Feb 23.8 – 26.5 °C
Mar 24.0 – 26.7 °C
Apr 24.0 – 26.5 °C
May 23.6 – 26.0 °C
Jun 23.0 – 25.3 °C
Jul 22.5 – 24.8 °C
Aug 22.3 – 24.7 °C
Sep 22.3 – 24.9 °C
Oct 22.6 – 25.3 °C
Nov 23.2 – 25.8 °C
Dec 23.5 – 26.2 °C

How much it rains

January 193 mm21 d
February 166 mm20 d
March 159 mm22 d
April 132 mm20 d
May 96 mm17 d
June 80 mm16 d
July 68 mm15 d
August 58 mm13 d
September 68 mm14 d
October 98 mm16 d
November 115 mm17 d
December 186 mm19 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec193 mm · 21 rain days · 9 mm a dayJanuary: 193 mm · 21 rain days · 9 mm a day166 mm · 20 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 166 mm · 20 rain days · 8 mm a day159 mm · 22 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 159 mm · 22 rain days · 7 mm a day132 mm · 20 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 132 mm · 20 rain days · 7 mm a day96 mm · 17 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 96 mm · 17 rain days · 6 mm a day80 mm · 16 rain days · 5 mm a dayJune: 80 mm · 16 rain days · 5 mm a day68 mm · 15 rain days · 5 mm a dayJuly: 68 mm · 15 rain days · 5 mm a day58 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a dayAugust: 58 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a day68 mm · 14 rain days · 5 mm a daySeptember: 68 mm · 14 rain days · 5 mm a day98 mm · 16 rain days · 6 mm a dayOctober: 98 mm · 16 rain days · 6 mm a day115 mm · 17 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 115 mm · 17 rain days · 7 mm a day186 mm · 19 rain days · 10 mm a dayDecember: 186 mm · 19 rain days · 10 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 193 mm21 d
Feb 166 mm20 d
Mar 159 mm22 d
Apr 132 mm20 d
May 96 mm17 d
Jun 80 mm16 d
Jul 68 mm15 d
Aug 58 mm13 d
Sep 68 mm14 d
Oct 98 mm16 d
Nov 115 mm17 d
Dec 186 mm19 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 12 h 53
February 12 h 34
March 12 h 11
April 11 h 46
May 11 h 26
June 11 h 16
July 11 h 21
August 11 h 37
September 12 h 01
October 12 h 25
November 12 h 47
December 12 h 59

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Bora Bora

Papeete

Cities