Papeete
Papeete is in French Polynesia, on the Pacific Ocean, at -17.5347 latitude, -149.5684 longitude. The nearest airport with scheduled airline service in the OurAirports snapshot is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), about 4.6 km away. Natural Earth's 10m ports layer names Papeete about 0.4 km from these coordinates. Mean monthly air temperature in 2024 ranged from 23.7 °C to 26.9 °C (Open-Meteo archive). This page does not invent trip prices, licence rules or species lists; use the marketplace links to compare live listings, and check local regulations before you go.
| Country | French Polynesia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | -17.5347, -149.5684 |
| Water body | Pacific Ocean |
| Timezone | Pacific/Tahiti |
| Town population (GeoNames) | 26,357 |
| Nearest airport with scheduled flights | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), about 4.6 km away |
| Nearest named port in Natural Earth | Papeete, about 0.4 km away — www.portdepapeete.pf |
| Place data source | GeoNames cities5000, geonameId 4033936 (Papeete, PF) |
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Monthly weather in 2024
Daily means from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, added up by calendar month for 2024. This is air temperature at the coordinates, not water temperature, and one year is not a climate normal.
| Month | Mean air temp | Total precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | 599 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | 664 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | 195 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | 137 mm |
| May | 25.6 °C | 66 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | 174 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | 258 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | 121 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | 272 mm |
| Oct | 24.3 °C | 196 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | 160 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | 445 mm |
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Snapshot date: 2026-11-12. See methodology and sources.