Opoa
Raiatea, the island on which Opoa is located.
Raiatea, the island on which Opoa is located.
Coordinates: 16°50′8″S 151°21′55″W / 16.83556°S 151.36528°W / -16.83556; -151.36528
CountryFrench Polynesia
IslandRaiatea
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2017 census)
1,183
Time zone
Tahiti Time (TAHT)[1]UTC-10:00

Opoa is a village on the island of Raiatea, in French Polynesia. According to the 2017 census, it had a population of 1,183 people.[2]

Geography

Climate

Opoa has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Opoa is 26.6 °C (79.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,686.8 mm (145.15 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 27.7 °C (81.9 °F), and lowest in August, at around 25.4 °C (77.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Opoa was 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) on 12 January 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 16.5 °C (61.7 °F) on 13 September 2002.

Climate data for Opoa (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1991−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.2
(95.4)
34.5
(94.1)
35.0
(95.0)
35.0
(95.0)
33.8
(92.8)
33.7
(92.7)
32.5
(90.5)
32.1
(89.8)
32.4
(90.3)
33.0
(91.4)
34.0
(93.2)
34.5
(94.1)
35.2
(95.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
31.9
(89.4)
31.6
(88.9)
30.8
(87.4)
29.9
(85.8)
29.5
(85.1)
29.3
(84.7)
29.6
(85.3)
30.1
(86.2)
30.8
(87.4)
31.0
(87.8)
30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.3
(81.1)
27.4
(81.3)
27.7
(81.9)
27.5
(81.5)
26.8
(80.2)
26.0
(78.8)
25.6
(78.1)
25.4
(77.7)
25.7
(78.3)
26.2
(79.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
22.9
(73.2)
22.1
(71.8)
21.7
(71.1)
21.4
(70.5)
21.8
(71.2)
22.3
(72.1)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
22.6
(72.7)
Record low °C (°F) 20.0
(68.0)
19.5
(67.1)
20.5
(68.9)
19.5
(67.1)
17.1
(62.8)
16.5
(61.7)
16.7
(62.1)
16.5
(61.7)
16.5
(61.7)
17.8
(64.0)
18.1
(64.6)
20.4
(68.7)
16.5
(61.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 408.9
(16.10)
351.2
(13.83)
279.3
(11.00)
323.4
(12.73)
319.6
(12.58)
232.8
(9.17)
195.4
(7.69)
191.5
(7.54)
249.5
(9.82)
328.6
(12.94)
337.2
(13.28)
469.4
(18.48)
3,686.8
(145.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 21.1 19.1 19.2 17.1 17.0 15.6 15.5 13.9 15.4 17.6 18.1 21.3 210.9
Source: Météo-France[3]

References

  1. "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Opoa, French Polynesia". timeanddate.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. "French Polynesia". Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  3. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
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