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Weather in Papeete — today

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Now in Papeete

🌙

+23°

Clear

Feels like +25° · humidity 86%

Tomorrow 12.9: +30° / +21°

🕐 19:25

Wind

10 km/h

UV index

Air (AQI)

20 · Excellent

Precipitation

14%

Humidity

86%

Pressure

1014 hPa

Sunrise / sunset

05:55 / 17:52

Sea temperature

🌊 +26°

👕 What to wear today

Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.

Feels warmer by 2°

Weather for an activity:

🎣 fishing 🏖️ the beach 🏃 a run 📸 a photo shoot 🚶 a walk

Detailed weather information for Papeete

Tomorrow, 12 September, Saturday, in Papeete (French Polynesia): cloudy, light rain in places, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +30°, at night around +21°. Wind up to 17 km/h. No precipitation expected, you won't need an umbrella. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +26° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 05:55 and set at 17:52 — daylight lasts 12 hours.

Hourly weather in Papeete

💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).

Weather in Papeete for 14 days

Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).

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Tomorrow 12.9

🌦️

💧 14%

+21° +30°

Morning

☀️

+26°

Day

🌦️

+30°

Evening

🌇

+25°

Night

🌙

+21°

Drizzle · precipitation 14% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Sun 13.9

🌦️

💧 95%

+23° +30°

Morning

🌦️

+26°

Day

🌦️

+30°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 95% · wind up to 14 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Mon 14.9

🌦️

💧 90%

+23° +30°

Morning

🌦️

+26°

Day

🌦️

+30°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+23°

Rain showers · precipitation 90% · wind up to 13 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tue 15.9

🌦️

💧 92%

+23° +29°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 92% · wind up to 13 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Wed 16.9

🌦️

💧 84%

+23° +30°

Morning

🌦️

+26°

Day

🌦️

+30°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+23°

Rain showers · precipitation 84% · wind up to 9 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Thu 17.9

🌦️

💧 84%

+23° +29°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 84% · wind up to 19 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Fri 18.9

🌦️

💧 34%

+19° +29°

Morning

🌦️

+23°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+27°

Night

🌙

+19°

Drizzle · precipitation 34% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Sat 19.9

🌤️

💧 18%

+19° +27°

Morning

🌤️

+22°

Day

🌤️

+27°

Evening

🌇

+25°

Night

🌙

+19°

Mostly clear · precipitation 18% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Sun 20.9

☁️

💧 18%

+20° +26°

Morning

☁️

+22°

Day

☁️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+25°

Night

🌙

+20°

Overcast · precipitation 18% · wind up to 18 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Mon 21.9

🌦️

💧 20%

+20° +27°

Morning

🌦️

+23°

Day

🌦️

+27°

Evening

🌇

+25°

Night

🌙

+20°

Drizzle · precipitation 20% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tue 22.9

🌦️

💧 27%

+22° +28°

Morning

🌦️

+24°

Day

🌦️

+28°

Evening

🌇

+27°

Night

🌙

+22°

Drizzle · precipitation 27% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Wed 23.9

🌦️

💧 25%

+22° +30°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+30°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+22°

Drizzle · precipitation 25% · wind up to 14 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Thu 24.9

🌦️

💧 43%

+22° +29°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+27°

Night

🌙

+22°

Drizzle · precipitation 43% · wind up to 11 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

🗺️ Precipitation radar

Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.

Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy

🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day

Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.

🏖️ Beach

84 / 100

for sea and sun · Excellent

🏊 Swimming

86 / 100

water 26° · Excellent

🏃 Running

44 / 100

comfort for running · Average

🧴 UV

moderate · low

☂️ Rain

14%

unlikely · low

✨ Stars

78 / 100

evening visibility · Good

🧺 Laundry drying

44 / 100

will dry outside · Average

🚗 Car wash

78 / 100

no rain expected · Good

🌫️ Air quality

Excellent air

European AQI

PM2.5: 5PM10: 8O₃: 41NO₂: 1

The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.

🌅 Sun, moon and sea

Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

17:52

Golden hour

17:23

Daylight

12 h (+1 min vs yesterday)

Sea temperature

+26°

🌊 slight, waves 1 m.

Papeete climate by month

Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.

+28°

+26°

Jan

+28°

+26°

Feb

+29°

+27°

Mar

+28°

+27°

Apr

+28°

+26°

May

+27°

+25°

Jun

+26°

+25°

Jul

+26°

+24°

Aug

+26°

+24°

Sep

+27°

+25°

Oct

+28°

+26°

Nov

+28°

+26°

Dec

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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit

Month	Day	Night	Sea	Precipitation	What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January	+28°	+26°	+28°	283 mm	Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (283 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
February	+28°	+26°	+29°	261 mm	Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (261 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
March	+29°	+27°	+29°	203 mm	A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (203 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. This is the hottest month of the year in Papeete.
April	+28°	+27°	+29°	164 mm	Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +27° at night. It's a rainy month (164 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
May	+28°	+26°	+29°	123 mm	Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (123 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
June	+27°	+25°	+28°	93 mm	A comfortable month: +27° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (93 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
July	+26°	+25°	+27°	69 mm	Warm and comfortable: +26° by day, +25° at night. It's a rainy month (69 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
August	+26°	+24°	+27°	69 mm	Gentle warmth — about +26° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (69 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
September	+26°	+24°	+27°	86 mm	A comfortable month: +26° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (86 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
October	+27°	+25°	+27°	129 mm	Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +25° at night. It's a rainy month (129 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming.
November	+28°	+26°	+28°	159 mm	Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (159 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
December	+28°	+26°	+28°	314 mm	A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (314 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. Statistically the wettest month of the year.

When to visit Papeete

✅ Recommended time to visit

🌟 Best time: July, August, September

Daytime air+26…+26°

Sea temperature+27…+27°

Precipitationoften

Why: comfortable +26…+26° by day, little rain, warm sea (+27…27°).

⚠️ Doable, with caveats

🌤️ Shoulder season: March, April, May, June, October, November

Daytime air+27…+29°

Sea temperature+27…+29°

Precipitationoften

Why: noticeable rain risk (93–203 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.

🔴 Not the best time

🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, December

Daytime air+28…+28°

Sea temperature+28…+29°

Precipitationoften

Why: the rainy season (261–314 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.

Bottom line: the best time to visit Papeete is July – September, and the most comfortable months are July, August, September. The toughest months to visit are January, February, December: frequent rain.