Papetoai
Papetō'ai | |
|---|---|
 Moʻorea, the island on which Papetō'ai is located | |
  Location within French Polynesia | |
 Location of Papetō'ai | |
| Coordinates: 17°29′44″S149°52′22″W / 17.49556°S 149.87278°W / -17.49556; -149.87278 | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Windward Islands |
| Commune | Moʻorea-Maiʻao |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,214 |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Papetō'ai is an associated commune on the island of Mo'orea, in French Polynesia. It is part of the commune Moorea-Maiao. According to the 2022 census, it had a population of 2,214.[1]
Geography
Climate
Papetō'ai has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classificationAf). The average annual temperature in Papetō'ai is 25.8 °C (78.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,108.3 mm (122.37 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in August, at around 24.3 °C (75.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Papetō'ai was 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) on 26 March 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.5 °C (58.1 °F) on 4 July 1998.
| Climate data for Papetō'ai (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.5(97.7) | 36.0(96.8) | 37.6(99.7) | 36.0(96.8) | 36.2(97.2) | 34.0(93.2) | 32.5(90.5) | 34.5(94.1) | 34.5(94.1) | 35.0(95.0) | 34.5(94.1) | 34.7(94.5) | 37.6(99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7(87.3) | 31.1(88.0) | 31.6(88.9) | 31.3(88.3) | 30.3(86.5) | 29.4(84.9) | 29.0(84.2) | 28.9(84.0) | 29.3(84.7) | 29.8(85.6) | 30.3(86.5) | 30.4(86.7) | 30.2(86.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6(79.9) | 26.8(80.2) | 27.0(80.6) | 26.8(80.2) | 25.9(78.6) | 24.9(76.8) | 24.5(76.1) | 24.3(75.7) | 24.7(76.5) | 25.3(77.5) | 26.0(78.8) | 26.3(79.3) | 25.8(78.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5(72.5) | 22.5(72.5) | 22.4(72.3) | 22.2(72.0) | 21.5(70.7) | 20.5(68.9) | 20.0(68.0) | 19.8(67.6) | 20.2(68.4) | 20.9(69.6) | 21.6(70.9) | 22.3(72.1) | 21.4(70.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.4(65.1) | 18.7(65.7) | 19.5(67.1) | 18.4(65.1) | 17.4(63.3) | 15.1(59.2) | 14.5(58.1) | 15.0(59.0) | 16.0(60.8) | 16.5(61.7) | 17.4(63.3) | 17.6(63.7) | 14.5(58.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 410.1(16.15) | 376.2(14.81) | 277.9(10.94) | 228.2(8.98) | 205.5(8.09) | 170.3(6.70) | 139.2(5.48) | 144.4(5.69) | 183.0(7.20) | 226.6(8.92) | 272.6(10.73) | 474.3(18.67) | 3,108.3(122.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.5 | 16.2 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 19.9 | 166.4 |
| Source: Météo-France[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ ab"Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia] (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
- ^"Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records"(PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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