The best time to visit French Polynesia is from april until november, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in French Polynesia is 27°C in january and the lowest is 25°C in july. The weather and climate of French Polynesia is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for French Polynesia is an 7,4. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

French Polynesia has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. If you want to know what the average temperature is in French Polynesia or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate French Polynesia per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
27°C	27°C	27°C	27°C	27°C	26°C	25°C	25°C	25°C	25°C	26°C	27°C
229 mm	217 mm	219 mm	123 mm	64 mm	50 mm	23 mm	34 mm	44 mm	78 mm	129 mm	196 mm

All climate data from French Polynesia

Climate data from: Papeete

French Polynesia in brief

Capital	Papeete
Flight time ¹	6 h. 20 min
Population	275.918
Area	4.167 km²
Currency	CFP franc(franc Pacifique)
Local date	sa 4 april 2020
Local time	11:26 hour in the morning

¹ From Auckland Airport

14 day weather forecast French Polynesia

The weather for Papeete in French Polynesia will be 28° till 27° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for French Polynesia is based on the weather in Papeete.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Su 5 Apr	28°C	27°C	13 mm	80%	6m/s	4
Mo 6 Apr	27°C	27°C	3.6 mm	55%	7m/s	9
Tu 7 Apr	27°C	27°C	0.8 mm	20%	8m/s	9
We 8 Apr	27°C	27°C	2.7 mm	45%	6m/s	5
Th 9 Apr	27°C	26°C	0.9 mm	25%	3m/s	3
Fr 10 Apr	27°C	26°C	1.5 mm	35%	2m/s	3
Sa 11 Apr	27°C	26°C	0.7 mm	20%	1m/s	4

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Su 12 Apr	28°C	26°C	0.5 mm	15%	2m/s	6
Mo 13 Apr	27°C	27°C	0.1 mm	20%	3m/s	3
Tu 14 Apr	27°C	27°C	0.1 mm	20%	5m/s	7
We 15 Apr	27°C	26°C	1.0 mm	25%	10m/s	6
Th 16 Apr	27°C	25°C	0 mm	0%	9m/s	7
Fr 17 Apr	27°C	26°C	0.9 mm	25%	7m/s	6
Sa 18 Apr	27°C	26°C	0.1 mm	20%	6m/s	6

Climate French Polynesia

Climate French Polynesia per Month

French Polynesia has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for French Polynesia is 26° degrees and there is about 1405 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 56 days a year with an average humidity of 79% and an UV-index of 7.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	27°C	27°C	27°C	27°C	27°C	26°C	25°C	25°C	25°C	25°C	26°C	27°C
Night	26°C	26°C	27°C	27°C	26°C	25°C	25°C	24°C	24°C	25°C	25°C	26°C
Precip	229 mm	217 mm	219 mm	123 mm	64 mm	50 mm	23 mm	34 mm	44 mm	78 mm	129 mm	196 mm
Rain days	29	25	27	24	18	17	16	15	17	22	22	26
Dry days	2	3	4	6	13	13	15	16	13	9	8	5
Sun hours per day	9	10	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	10
Wind force in Bft	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
UV-index	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	7

Climate French Polynesia january

On average, it is maximum 27° in january in French Polynesia and at least around 26° degrees. In january there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 229 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia february

On average, it is maximum 27° in february in French Polynesia and at least around 26° degrees. In february there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 217 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia march

On average, it is maximum 27° in march in French Polynesia and at least around 27° degrees. In march there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 219 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia april

On average, it is maximum 27° in april in French Polynesia and at least around 27° degrees. In april there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 123 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia may

On average, it is maximum 27° in may in French Polynesia and at least around 26° degrees. In may there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 64 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia june

On average, it is maximum 26° in june in French Polynesia and at least around 25° degrees. In june there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 50 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia july

On average, it is maximum 25° in july in French Polynesia and at least around 25° degrees. In july there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia august

On average, it is maximum 25° in august in French Polynesia and at least around 24° degrees. In august there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 34 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia september

On average, it is maximum 25° in september in French Polynesia and at least around 24° degrees. In september there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia october

On average, it is maximum 25° in october in French Polynesia and at least around 25° degrees. In october there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 78 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia november

On average, it is maximum 26° in november in French Polynesia and at least around 25° degrees. In november there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 129 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in French Polynesia.

Climate French Polynesia december

On average, it is maximum 27° in december in French Polynesia and at least around 26° degrees. In december there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 196 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in French Polynesia.

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About French Polynesia

French Polynesia is in the continental part Oceania and the capital is Papeete. The total surface is 4.167 km² with 2.525 km of coastline and the population consists of 275.918 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 64x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call French Polynesia you have to use +689 or 00689 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +6895012457809 or 006895012457809.

French Polynesia is in a straight line at 4.298 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 6 hours20.

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Time difference French Polynesia

In French Polynesia it is now 11:26 o’clock in the morning on saturday 4 april 2020. That is 23 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of French Polynesia is Pacific/Tahiti and the Greenwich time is UTC-10.

Currency French Polynesia

In French Polynesia the CFP franc(franc Pacifique) is used to pay.

Exchange rate CFP franc(franc Pacifique) (XPF) 5 april 2020

1 CFP franc(franc Pacifique) = 0,02 New Zealand dollar
100 CFP franc(franc Pacifique) = 1,53 New Zealand dollar

1 New Zealand dollar = 65,35 CFP franc(franc Pacifique)
100 New Zealand dollar = 6.534,53 CFP franc(franc Pacifique)

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Vaccinations French Polynesia

Recommended vaccinations

DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in French Polynesia.

BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
Buiktyfus
Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
Hepatitis B

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