Opoa

Opoa
Associated commune of Taputapuatea
Raiatea, the island on which Opoa is located
Raiatea, the island on which Opoa is located
Opoa is located in French Polynesia
Opoa
Location within French Polynesia
Location of Opoa
Map
Coordinates: 16°50′8″S 151°21′55″W / 16.83556°S 151.36528°W / -16.83556; -151.36528
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionLeeward Islands
CommuneTaputapuatea
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,205
Time zoneUTC−10:00
Elevation8 m (26 ft)

Opoa is a village on the island of Raiatea, in French Polynesia. According to the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,205.[1]

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[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia] (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  2. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
Stub icon

This French Polynesia-related geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.