Ua Pou weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇫 French Polynesia · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Ua Pou is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with September and October close behind. Ua Pou averages about 3,543 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 16 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,543
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 393 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 14 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 36 m
When is the best time to visit Ua Pou?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ua Pou is August, then September and October. The dullest month is March (89/100, 59 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ua Pou?
Ua Pou is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,543 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 8 Sunshine Score points separate August from March. Ua Pou is the sunniest of the 25 destinations tracked in French Polynesia. The year's 393 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 47 mm | 14 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 32 mm | 14 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 89 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 59 mm | 14 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 53 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 42 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 95 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 26 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 28 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 97 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 16 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 97 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 17 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 97 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 17 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 32 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 24 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Ua Pou by month
The sea off Ua Pou is warmest in February at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in July at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Papeete French Polynesia · 1,375 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Motu Mute French Polynesia · 1,490 km · best in Sep · 2,872 h sun/yr
- Hilo United States · 3,625 km · best in Jun · 2,716 h sun/yr
- Kailua-Kona United States · 3,677 km · best in Jun · 3,315 h sun/yr
- Kahului United States · 3,809 km · best in Jun · 3,218 h sun/yr
- Honolulu United States · 3,928 km · best in Jun · 3,113 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nuku Hiva French Polynesia · 64 km · 3,522 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ua Huka French Polynesia · 74 km · 3,537 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Hiva Oa French Polynesia · 126 km · 3,478 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Napuka French Polynesia · 552 km · 3,197 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Fangatau French Polynesia · 725 km · 3,146 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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