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Best time to visit Papeete

August is the best time to visit Papeete for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 63/100
A beach holiday August sea 26 °C
The least cloud August 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 68 mm
Warmth March 29 °C
Cooler weather August 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 63 26 °C 12 81
2 July 61 27 °C 12 79
3 September 59 27 °C 13 78
4 June 57 27 °C 14 76
5 October 55 27 °C 16 74
6 May 49 28 °C 17 72
7 November 48 28 °C 19 73
8 April 45 29 °C 19 70
9 December 45 28 °C 25 72
10 January 44 28 °C 25 71
11 February 43 29 °C 23 70
12 March 42 29 °C 22 69

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 28 °C 72 % 71
February 29 °C 29 °C 68 % 70
March 29 °C 29 °C 63 % 69
April 29 °C 29 °C 59 % 70
May 28 °C 28 °C 53 % 72
June 28 °C 27 °C 46 % 76
July 27 °C 27 °C 43 % 79
August 26 °C 26 °C 43 % 81
September 26 °C 27 °C 46 % 78
October 27 °C 27 °C 53 % 74
November 28 °C 28 °C 61 % 73
December 28 °C 28 °C 72 % 72

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 22 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.3 °C 281 mm 72 %
February 28.5 °C 257 mm 68 %
March 28.8 °C 208 mm 63 %
April 28.6 °C 164 mm 59 %
May 28.0 °C 123 mm 53 %
June 27.2 °C 93 mm 46 %
July 26.6 °C 68 mm 43 %
August 26.4 °C 69 mm 43 %
September 26.6 °C 85 mm 46 %
October 27.1 °C 129 mm 53 %
November 27.7 °C 158 mm 61 %
December 28.1 °C 316 mm 72 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.