Uturoa Weather in December
Uturoa in December
The short of it: Uturoa in December averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 278 mm (10.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 23° · rain 278 mm · daylight 13 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Uturoa an average December high of 29°, a low of 23° and some 278 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 23°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 278 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 7 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Uturoa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Vaitoare, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Uturoa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 134 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VaitoareAustral Islands | 6 km NNW | 29° | 24° | 277 mm |
| TevaitoaLeeward Islands | 8 km SW | 29° | 23° | 275 mm |
| VaiaauLeeward Islands | 15 km SSW | 29° | 23° | 249 mm |
| AnauLeeward Islands | 39 km NW | 30° | 24° | 265 mm |
| VaitapeLeeward Islands | 41 km NW | 30° | 24° | 265 mm |
| FaanuiLeeward Islands | 42 km NW | 30° | 24° | 268 mm |
| FareLeeward Islands | 43 km E | 29° | 23° | 249 mm |
| FitiiLeeward Islands | 44 km E | 29° | 23° | 249 mm |