French Polynesia · 1991–2020 normal

Papeete in
May.

Typical May weather in Papeete: 30.7°C by day, 23.3°C at night, 97 mm of rain over 8.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high30.7°C
Typical low23.3°C
Rain97 mm
Wet days8.1

Comfort score 50 this month (July leads the year at 68). Daylight is calculated as 11 h 18 from latitude -17.53°. Open-water sea temperature is 28.1°C (12 km from the place centre).

Event window

Warm sea in May

The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 28.1°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 4033936
NOAA station
FP000091938 · TAHITI-FAAA
Station distance
5.4 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 27 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.