Punaauia weather in December

In December, Punaauia sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 268 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Punaauia's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punaauia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 268 mm; 23.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:23 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 12th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Punaauia reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

Punaauia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 25°	237	23.3	12.9	4.5
Feb	27° / 25°	212	21.7	12.6	4.5
Mar	27° / 26°	175	20.6	12.1	5.0
Apr	27° / 26°	141	17.6	11.6	5.4
May	26° / 25°	114	15.6	11.2	6.0
Jun	26° / 24°	83	12.8	11	6.5
Jul	25° / 24°	59	11.7	11.1	6.9
Aug	25° / 24°	57	10.5	11.4	7.2
Sep	25° / 24°	80	11.5	11.9	6.9
Oct	25° / 24°	111	14.2	12.4	6.3
Nov	26° / 25°	132	17.8	12.8	5.5
Dec	26° / 25°	268	23.1	13	4.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	44	44	43	42	41	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	30
Cloudier (%)	56	56	57	58	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Punaauia gets around 268 mm of rain over 23.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	75	75	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	75
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	77
31	77

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Oppressive (%)	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	3	96	1
3	3	96	1
4	3	96	1
5	3	96	1
6	3	96	1
7	3	96	1
8	3	96	1
9	3	96	1
10	3	96	1
11	3	96	1
12	3	96	1
13	4	95	1
14	4	95	1
15	4	95	1
16	4	95	1
17	4	95	1
18	4	95	1
19	4	95	1
20	4	95	1
21	4	95	1
22	4	95	1
23	3	95	2
24	3	95	2
25	3	95	2
26	3	94	3
27	3	94	3
28	3	94	3
29	3	93	4
30	3	93	4
31	3	92	5

Wind in December

Winds average 20 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	20	breezy
7	20	breezy
8	20	breezy
9	20	breezy
10	20	breezy
11	20	light breeze
12	20	light breeze
13	20	light breeze
14	20	light breeze
15	20	light breeze
16	20	light breeze
17	20	light breeze
18	20	light breeze
19	20	light breeze
20	20	light breeze
21	20	light breeze
22	20	light breeze
23	20	light breeze
24	20	light breeze
25	20	light breeze
26	20	light breeze
27	20	light breeze
28	20	light breeze
29	20	light breeze
30	20	light breeze
31	20	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:33 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:19	6:18
2	13.0	5:19	6:18
3	13.0	5:19	6:19
4	13.0	5:19	6:19
5	13.0	5:20	6:20
6	13.0	5:20	6:20
7	13.0	5:20	6:21
8	13.0	5:20	6:22
9	13.0	5:21	6:22
10	13.0	5:21	6:23
11	13.0	5:21	6:23
12	13.0	5:22	6:24
13	13.0	5:22	6:24
14	13.0	5:22	6:25
15	13.0	5:23	6:26
16	13.0	5:23	6:26
17	13.1	5:23	6:27
18	13.1	5:24	6:27
19	13.1	5:24	6:28
20	13.1	5:25	6:28
21	13.1	5:25	6:29
22	13.1	5:26	6:29
23	13.1	5:26	6:30
24	13.1	5:27	6:30
25	13.1	5:27	6:30
26	13.1	5:28	6:31
27	13.1	5:28	6:31
28	13.0	5:29	6:32
29	13.0	5:29	6:32
30	13.0	5:30	6:32
31	13.0	5:30	6:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Punaauia

In seasonPeak

In December, Punaauia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Punaauia's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Punaauia?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Punaauia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Punaauia in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Punaauia sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Punaauia in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Punaauia in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Punaauia peaks around February 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	14	11	9	7	8	10	12	13	15	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Punaauia?

Punaauia sits at 17.6°S, 149.6°W, 24 m above sea level, in French Polynesia. The nearest listed city is Faaa, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Punaauia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Punaauia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punaauia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 872 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,792 m.

The land around Punaauia is covered by trees (51%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

872 m

trees 51%

16 km

1,814 m

water 57%

80 km

1,792 m

water 91%

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← November Punaauia year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Faaa 8.0 km · Papeete 11 km · Moorea 27 km · Bora Bora 260 km · Avarua 1,138 km · Alofi 2,149 km · Adamstown 2,179 km · Pago Pago 2,285 km

French Polynesia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / E / F; 110 / 220 V · 50 / 60 Hz
GDP per capita: $22,440; 2024
Safe drinking water: 90%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.4; per 100k, 2009
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Punaauia (-17.6333°, -149.6°, elevation 24 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	75
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	77
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	3	96	1
3	3	96	1
4	3	96	1
5	3	96	1
6	3	96	1
7	3	96	1
8	3	96	1
9	3	96	1
10	3	96	1
11	3	96	1
12	3	96	1
13	4	95	1
14	4	95	1
15	4	95	1
16	4	95	1
17	4	95	1
18	4	95	1
19	4	95	1
20	4	95	1
21	4	95	1
22	4	95	1
23	3	95	2
24	3	95	2
25	3	95	2
26	3	94	3
27	3	94	3
28	3	94	3
29	3	93	4
30	3	93	4
31	3	92	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	75
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	77
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	3	96	1
3	3	96	1
4	3	96	1
5	3	96	1
6	3	96	1
7	3	96	1
8	3	96	1
9	3	96	1
10	3	96	1
11	3	96	1
12	3	96	1
13	4	95	1
14	4	95	1
15	4	95	1
16	4	95	1
17	4	95	1
18	4	95	1
19	4	95	1
20	4	95	1
21	4	95	1
22	4	95	1
23	3	95	2
24	3	95	2
25	3	95	2
26	3	94	3
27	3	94	3
28	3	94	3
29	3	93	4
30	3	93	4
31	3	92	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	75
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	77
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	3	96	1
3	3	96	1
4	3	96	1
5	3	96	1
6	3	96	1
7	3	96	1
8	3	96	1
9	3	96	1
10	3	96	1
11	3	96	1
12	3	96	1
13	4	95	1
14	4	95	1
15	4	95	1
16	4	95	1
17	4	95	1
18	4	95	1
19	4	95	1
20	4	95	1
21	4	95	1
22	4	95	1
23	3	95	2
24	3	95	2
25	3	95	2
26	3	94	3
27	3	94	3
28	3	94	3
29	3	93	4
30	3	93	4
31	3	92	5