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.

Geography

Climate

Papetō'ai has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). 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)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)17.516.214.214.512.511.410.69.811.313.015.619.9166.4
Source: Météo-France