The Frontier Gazette & Almanack
“Fair Warning for Every Town Under the Sky” · Est. 1881
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French Polynesia Weather

News from French Polynesia

The short of it: Wanted Weather covers 44 towns in French Polynesia. No warnings are in force in the 10 largest towns as of 17:16 UTC. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models; TerraClimate normals 1991–2020.

No warnings are in force in the largest towns of French Polynesia.

The Gazette carries the weather for 44 towns in French Polynesia, from Taiohae in the north to Mataura in the south. The largest is Faaa, home to some 30k souls.

Among the larger towns, Pirae runs hottest, with summer highs near 31°, and Mataura coldest, with winter nights near 17°. Hitiaa is the wettest at about 2047 mm a year, Otepa the driest at 1506 mm.

The Largest Towns

Conditions now
TownSkyNowHigh / Low
FaaaÎles du Vent, French PolynesiaMostly clear27°28° / 27°
PapeeteÎles du Vent, French PolynesiaOvercast27°27° / 27°
PunaauiaÎles du Vent, French PolynesiaOvercast25°26° / 25°
PiraeÎles du Vent, French PolynesiaOvercast27°27° / 27°
MahinaÎles du Vent, French PolynesiaMostly clear26°28° / 26°
PaeaÎles du Vent, French PolynesiaOvercast25°26° / 25°
PapaoÎles du Vent, French PolynesiaOvercast26°26° / 25°
ArueÎles du Vent, French PolynesiaMostly clear26°28° / 26°
VaitoareAustral Islands, French PolynesiaPartly cloudy26°27° / 26°
AfaahitiÎles du Vent, French PolynesiaOvercast25°27° / 25°

Regions of French Polynesia

5 regions · largest town in each
RegionLargest townTowns
Îles du VentFaaa22
Austral IslandsVaitoare4
Leeward IslandsVaitape9
OtherTiarei7
Marquesas IslandsAtuona2

Every Town in French Polynesia

44 towns · largest first

Faaa · Papeete · Punaauia · Pirae · Mahina · Paea · Papao · Arue · Vaitoare · Afaahiti · Vaitape · Otutara · Paopao · Taunoa · Haapiti · Uturoa · Afareaitu · Tohautu · Tiarei · Vairao · Tautira · Teavaro · Faanui · Pueu · Papetoai · Tevaitoa · Hitiaa · Atuona · Faone · Fare · Teahupoo · Anau · Taiohae · Fitii · Rikitea · Moerai · Otepa · Mahaena · Mataura · Vaiaau · Avera · Avatoru · Haapu · Tukuhora