Papao Weather in December
Papao in December
The short of it: Papao in December averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 241 mm (9.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 21° · rain 241 mm · daylight 13 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Papao an average December high of 28°, a low of 21° and some 241 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 241 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 11 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Papao runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Paea, 8 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Papao, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 54 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaeaÎles du Vent | 8 km NNW | 27° | 21° | 238 mm |
| PunaauiaÎles du Vent | 14 km NNW | 29° | 22° | 229 mm |
| OtutaraÎles du Vent | 15 km E | 29° | 22° | 252 mm |
| TaunoaÎles du Vent | 21 km E | 29° | 23° | 258 mm |
| FaaaÎles du Vent | 22 km NNW | 29° | 22° | 244 mm |
| AfaahitiÎles du Vent | 24 km E | 29° | 22° | 239 mm |
| PapeeteÎles du Vent | 24 km N | 30° | 23° | 264 mm |
| PiraeÎles du Vent | 24 km N | 30° | 23° | 264 mm |