How many sunny days does Papeete have per year?

Papeete averages approximately 303 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Papeete?

Papeete has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 3.0 µg/m³, classified as "Excellent" by WHO standards. Meets WHO guideline. Minimal health risk.

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Papeete · French Polynesia

The capital and largest city of French Polynesia.

Small city

110K

50 km²

42m

18:03 UTC-10

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Papeete, French Polynesia is a 110K-resident city with 303 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 3.0 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of French Polynesia.

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Climate Lab·Papeete

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	27	27	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	26
Daily mean°C	26	26	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	25	25	26	25
Daily low°C	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	24
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	29	30	32	31	30	28	27	27	26	28	29	29	29
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	26	27	28	27	27	24	23	23	24	25	26	26	25
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	22	23	24	22	22	19	18	18	18	20	21	22	21
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	84	83	81	82	82	81	79	80	82	83	84	83	82
Dewpoint°C	22.6	22.6	23.0	22.5	22.0	21.6	21.0	20.3	20.8	21.4	22.2	22.3	21.9
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	260	127	155	111	42	107	151	39	52	117	119	282	1564
Rain days≥1mm	29	22	22	24	14	20	19	11	19	19	21	26	246
Wind
Wind avgm/s	6.0	5.1	4.7	4.4	5.5	6.5	7.2	6.7	6.5	6.1	5.3	6.3	5.8
Wind gustsm/s	9.4	9.2	8.0	7.6	9.3	9.8	10.8	11.1	10.4	9.8	9.6	9.2	9.5
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	10.4	10.4	10.2	9.1	8.9	8.4	8.6	8.7	9.7	9.8	10.3	10.9	9.6
Clear skyindex	39%	43%	53%	46%	57%	53%	51%	56%	69%	53%	44%	31%	50%
UV indexmax avg	11.3	12.4	11.4	9.2	7.0	5.9	5.8	7.6	9.4	10.7	11.1	11.6	9.4

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Papeete

Papeete offers a solid outdoor season. Even dinner outside manages 2/12 months, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

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2/12

Dinner Outside

57Jan: 57% viability

63Feb: 63% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

67Apr: 67% viability

61May: 61% viability

52Jun: 52% viability

43Jul: 43% viability

49Aug: 49% viability

47Sep: 47% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

57Nov: 57% viability

55Dec: 55% viability

2/12

Dinner Outside

57Jan: 57% viability

63Feb: 63% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

67Apr: 67% viability

61May: 61% viability

52Jun: 52% viability

43Jul: 43% viability

49Aug: 49% viability

47Sep: 47% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

57Nov: 57% viability

55Dec: 55% viability

56%

Wind

0/12

Lunch Outside

21Jan: 21% viability

27Feb: 27% viability

28Mar: 28% viability

26Apr: 26% viability

35May: 35% viability

38Jun: 38% viability

35Jul: 35% viability

40Aug: 40% viability

41Sep: 41% viability

37Oct: 37% viability

28Nov: 28% viability

25Dec: 25% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

21Jan: 21% viability

27Feb: 27% viability

28Mar: 28% viability

26Apr: 26% viability

35May: 35% viability

38Jun: 38% viability

35Jul: 35% viability

40Aug: 40% viability

41Sep: 41% viability

37Oct: 37% viability

28Nov: 28% viability

25Dec: 25% viability

32%

Humid

12/12

Walking

77Jan: 77% viability

79Feb: 79% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

82May: 82% viability

79Jun: 79% viability

65Jul: 65% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

82Nov: 82% viability

79Dec: 79% viability

12/12

Walking

77Jan: 77% viability

79Feb: 79% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

82May: 82% viability

79Jun: 79% viability

65Jul: 65% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

82Nov: 82% viability

79Dec: 79% viability

78%

Humid

12/12

Running

77Jan: 77% viability

78Feb: 78% viability

72Mar: 72% viability

80Apr: 80% viability

82May: 82% viability

78Jun: 78% viability

65Jul: 65% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

77Sep: 77% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

81Nov: 81% viability

79Dec: 79% viability

12/12

Running

77Jan: 77% viability

78Feb: 78% viability

72Mar: 72% viability

80Apr: 80% viability

82May: 82% viability

78Jun: 78% viability

65Jul: 65% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

77Sep: 77% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

81Nov: 81% viability

79Dec: 79% viability

77%

Humid

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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