The climate of Raiatea (French Polynesia)
Raiatea is the second largest island of the Society Islands.
This also makes Raiatea one of the largest islands in French
Polynesia. Together with the island of Tahaa Raiatea forms a large
atoll. The capital of the island is Uturoa. Uturoa has an important
regional function because it is one of the few cities with a high
school. Because of volcanic eruptions in the past several beaches are
black. Raiatea has a tropical rainforest climate with high
precipitation figures all year round. Most of the precipitation falls
during the local summer; during this period there is also a risk of
tropical storms and hurricanes. During this period humidity figures
are high as well. The average day time temperature is around 30
degrees Celsius.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Raiatea: Please, note that local deviations may occur.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
30
24
7
17
28
February
31
24
7
16
29
March
31
24
7
18
29
April
31
24
8
13
29
May
30
24
7
9
28
June
29
22
7
6
28
July
29
22
8
5
27
August
28
22
8
4
27
September
29
22
7
5
27
October
29
23
8
5
27
November
30
24
7
6
28
December
30
24
6
12
28
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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