Climate and average weather in Adamstown
In Adamstown, the weather is muggy, warm, showery, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around December.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Adamstown typically varies from 20°C to 26°C, and is rarely below 18°C or above 27°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while September is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Adamstown for warm-weather activities is from early January to late December.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 26°
- Coldest
- Sep
- 20°
- Wettest
- Dec
- 155 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 102 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1410 mm
- 134 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.4–13.6 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 67 m
- 25.1°S
- Clearest
- Mar
- 54% cloud
Adamstown is capital and only settlement on the Pitcairn Islands.
- Density
- 10/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1790
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Adamstown weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to late December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Adamstown, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Adamstown stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 26°C and low of 24°C; the coolest is September, with an average low of 20°C and high of 21°C.
Days typically run about 1°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 24 |
| Feb | 26 | 24 |
| Mar | 26 | 24 |
| Apr | 25 | 24 |
| May | 24 | 22 |
| Jun | 23 | 21 |
| Jul | 22 | 20 |
| Aug | 21 | 20 |
| Sep | 21 | 20 |
| Oct | 22 | 21 |
| Nov | 23 | 22 |
| Dec | 24 | 23 |
Average hourly temperature in Adamstown
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 26°C, and coldest before dawn in September, near 20°C.
Adamstown weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° / 24° | 117 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 6.4 |
| Feb | 26° / 24° | 109 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 6.2 |
| Mar | 26° / 24° | 109 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 25° / 24° | 130 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 6.3 |
| May | 24° / 22° | 107 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 23° / 21° | 121 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 22° / 20° | 102 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 21° / 20° | 113 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 21° / 20° | 106 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 6.4 |
| Oct | 22° / 21° | 134 | 11 | 12.6 | 6.3 |
| Nov | 23° / 22° | 108 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 24° / 23° | 155 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 6.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Adamstown gets about 1410 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.9 months, from around Dec 5 to May 1, peaking in February at about 46% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 24.
December is the wettest month by volume, with 155 mm over about 13 wet days; July is the driest, with 102 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 42 | 45 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 41 |
| Rain days | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 13 |
| Feb | 45 | 13 |
| Mar | 40 | 12 |
| Apr | 43 | 13 |
| May | 33 | 10 |
| Jun | 34 | 10 |
| Jul | 33 | 10 |
| Aug | 32 | 10 |
| Sep | 32 | 10 |
| Oct | 35 | 11 |
| Nov | 33 | 10 |
| Dec | 41 | 13 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Adamstown collects about 1410 mm of rain across 134 wet days — roughly 118 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. December is the wettest month with 155 mm, while July is the driest at just 102 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 30% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 117 | 109 | 109 | 130 | 107 | 121 | 102 | 113 | 106 | 134 | 108 | 155 |
| Rain days | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 117 | 13 |
| Feb | 109 | 13 |
| Mar | 109 | 12 |
| Apr | 130 | 13 |
| May | 107 | 10 |
| Jun | 121 | 10 |
| Jul | 102 | 10 |
| Aug | 113 | 10 |
| Sep | 106 | 10 |
| Oct | 134 | 11 |
| Nov | 108 | 10 |
| Dec | 155 | 13 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Adamstown, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around January 2 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around April 11. The clearest month is March, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 56% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 3 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around January 1. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 65% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 52 | 56 | 56 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 39 |
| Cloudier (%) | 48 | 44 | 44 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 61 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 48 |
| Feb | 56 | 44 |
| Mar | 56 | 44 |
| Apr | 45 | 55 |
| May | 42 | 58 |
| Jun | 40 | 60 |
| Jul | 45 | 55 |
| Aug | 47 | 53 |
| Sep | 41 | 59 |
| Oct | 37 | 63 |
| Nov | 35 | 65 |
| Dec | 39 | 61 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around December 16, brings about 13 h 36 min of light; the shortest, around June 17, only 10 h 24 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:08 | 6:29 | 6:45 | 6:58 | 7:13 | 7:27 | 7:29 | 7:11 | 6:39 | 6:07 | 5:48 | 5:50 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:32 | 7:21 | 6:56 | 6:23 | 6:00 | 5:54 | 6:03 | 6:18 | 6:30 | 6:43 | 7:03 | 7:23 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.4 | 6:08 | 7:32 |
| Feb | 12.9 | 6:29 | 7:21 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 6:45 | 6:56 |
| Apr | 11.4 | 6:58 | 6:23 |
| May | 10.8 | 7:13 | 6:00 |
| Jun | 10.5 | 7:27 | 5:54 |
| Jul | 10.6 | 7:29 | 6:03 |
| Aug | 11.1 | 7:11 | 6:18 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 6:39 | 6:30 |
| Oct | 12.6 | 6:07 | 6:43 |
| Nov | 13.2 | 5:48 | 7:03 |
| Dec | 13.5 | 5:50 | 7:23 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Adamstown averages about 8 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 6 and 13 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.5 months, from around Dec 25 to Apr 9. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 13 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is November, down near 7 sunny days — about 49% fewer than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Mixed |
| Feb | 12 | Mixed |
| Mar | 13 | Mixed |
| Apr | 8 | Mixed |
| May | 7 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 8 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 9 | Mixed |
| Sep | 6 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 6 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 6 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 8 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Adamstown, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around October 31 to May 12. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around May 13 to October 30, and September is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 43% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| Humid (%) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 11 |
| Muggy (%) | 42 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 55 | 57 |
| Oppressive (%) | 53 | 71 | 65 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 27 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 53 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 71 |
| Mar | 0 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 65 |
| Apr | 0 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 39 |
| May | 3 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 14 |
| Jun | 11 | 23 | 25 | 38 | 4 |
| Jul | 19 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| Aug | 18 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 0 |
| Sep | 19 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| Oct | 9 | 19 | 32 | 39 | 1 |
| Nov | 2 | 12 | 24 | 55 | 6 |
| Dec | 0 | 4 | 11 | 57 | 27 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Adamstown is typically breezy, near 23 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Apr 19 to Oct 30. The windiest month is July, averaging about 26 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Oct 31 to Apr 18, with February the calmest month at about 20 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | breezy |
| Feb | 20 | breezy |
| Mar | 20 | breezy |
| Apr | 23 | breezy |
| May | 23 | breezy |
| Jun | 25 | breezy |
| Jul | 26 | breezy |
| Aug | 25 | breezy |
| Sep | 24 | breezy |
| Oct | 24 | breezy |
| Nov | 22 | breezy |
| Dec | 22 | breezy |
Best time to visit Adamstown
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Adamstown throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late December, Adamstown is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. In Adamstown it holds close to 6.9 all year, so any month is about as good as another for general outdoor tourist activities.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 | good |
| Feb | 6.2 | good |
| Mar | 6.5 | good |
| Apr | 6.3 | good |
| May | 6.8 | good |
| Jun | 6.5 | good |
| Jul | 6.5 | good |
| Aug | 6.5 | good |
| Sep | 6.4 | good |
| Oct | 6.3 | good |
| Nov | 6.6 | good |
| Dec | 6.4 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Adamstown for hot-weather activities is from mid November to mid June, with a peak score in the third week of March.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Adamstown, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Adamstown packs about the same all year — highs hold near 26°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker.
In February, Adamstown sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Adamstown
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 22°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) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 27 | Warm |
| Apr | 26 | Warm |
| May | 25 | Warm |
| Jun | 24 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 23 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 22 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 22 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 23 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 24 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 25 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Adamstown by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Adamstown peaks around February 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (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) | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Adamstown
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 6 | 7 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 4 |
| May | 5.5 | 1 |
| Jun | 4.5 | 0 |
| Jul | 5 | 0 |
| Aug | 6 | 3 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 9 | 7 |
| Dec | 8.5 | 6.5 |
Growing season
Adamstown is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Adamstown banks about 4,663 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 451 | 420 | 466 | 425 | 402 | 358 | 343 | 333 | 322 | 351 | 371 | 421 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 451 |
| Feb | 420 |
| Mar | 466 |
| Apr | 425 |
| May | 402 |
| Jun | 358 |
| Jul | 343 |
| Aug | 333 |
| Sep | 322 |
| Oct | 351 |
| Nov | 371 |
| Dec | 421 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Adamstown receives about 5.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.0 and 6.9 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Sep 23 to Mar 31. The brightest month is January, averaging about 6.9 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.1 kWh/m² — roughly 56% less than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.5 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.7 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.4 | Bright |
| May | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3.0 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.7 | Bright |
| Nov | 6.5 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.7 | Intense |
Where is Adamstown?
Adamstown sits at 25.1°S, 130.1°W, 67 m above sea level, in Pitcairn. The nearest listed city is Punaauia, 2,179 km away.
Topography around Adamstown
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Adamstown.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Adamstown has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.
The land around Adamstown is covered by water (88%) within 3 km, water (100%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.
Pitcairn travel facts
- Power plugs
- Type I
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- 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 Adamstown (-25.066°, -130.1015°, elevation 67 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).