The climate of The Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
The Marquesas Islands are a group of islands which are part of French
Polynesia. The largest island of this archipelago is Nuku Hiva. The
best known island is probably Hiva Oa. On Hiva Oa both the painter
Paul Gaugain and the singer Jacques Brel spent their last days. The
Marquesas Islands are divided into the northern and the southern
Marquesas. The archipelago consists of 13 main islands and a large
number of smaller islands. The administrative capital is Taiohae which
is located on Nuku Hiva.
The largest part of the Marquesas Islands
enjoy a tropical rainforest climate with a lot of precipitation all
year round. Most of the rain falls during the local summer. The parts
that have lower precipitation figures have a tropical monsoon climate.
Because of the northerly situation of the archipelago there is no risk
of tropical storms and hurricanes.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for The Marquesas Islands: 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
31
24
7
16
28
February
31
24
7
15
28
March
31
24
7
16
28
April
31
24
8
11
29
May
30
24
7
9
28
June
30
24
7
6
28
July
29
23
8
6
28
August
29
23
8
5
27
September
29
23
8
6
27
October
30
23
8
6
27
November
31
23
7
6
28
December
31
24
6
11
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
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
