Faaa climate — normals and trends
Faaa (French Polynesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,788 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Faaa averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 233 rainy days per year.
Faaa has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.4 °C (on 28 February 1998) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 24 July 1988).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FaaaÎles du Vent
- coords
- -17.56°, -149.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
25.5°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,788mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
233 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
28.4 °C
28 February 1998
Coldest day
19.0 °C
24 July 1988
Wettest day
176 mm
6 October 1966
Windiest day
73.2 km/h
12 April 1983
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
12 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
28 February 2019
Coldest feels-like
14.7 °C
24 July 1988
Sunniest day
13.0 h
26 December 1989
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 339 mm | +69 mm |
| Feb | 27.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 173 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 141 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 280 mm | +139 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 124 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 122 mm | +37 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 43 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 103 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 269 mm | +146 mm |
| Nov | 25.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 409 mm | +236 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 463 mm | +195 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Faaa?
Faaa has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,788 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Faaa?
The hottest day measured in Faaa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1998, reaching 28.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Faaa?
The coldest day measured in Faaa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1988, at 19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Faaa?
Almost never: Faaa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Faaa warmed?
Yes: Faaa warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Faaa?
The wettest day measured in Faaa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1966, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Faaa?
The windiest day measured in Faaa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1983, with winds reaching 73.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Faaa?
The warmest month in Faaa is March (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Faaa?
Faaa receives on average 1,788 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 233 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Faaa?
Faaa gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Faaa?
Yes: Faaa has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Faaa?
In Faaa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 28 February 2019, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 24 July 1988.
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