Afaahiti
Afaʻahiti is a village and district in Tahiti. It is located on Tahiti-Iti (little Tahiti) close to the Plateau of Taravao, which connects Tahiti-Nui (big Tahiti) to Tahiti-Iti. The area is rural with many small villages. The official languages are French and Tahitian. The currency is the Pacific franc (XPF). Population as of 2006 was 5,186. Tahiti's west coast freeway runs nearby the commune. The Faʻaʻā International Airport is another way to transport in Afaʻahiti.
Afaʻahiti | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Afaʻahiti Location in Tahiti | |
| Coordinates: 17°44′10″S 149°18′30″W | |
| Country | France French Polynesia Tahiti |
| Commune | Taiʻarapu-Est |
| District | Afaʻahiti |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,186 |
| Time zone | UTC-11 (French Polynesia Time) |
Geography
Climate
Afaʻahiti has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Afaʻahiti is 23.2 °C (73.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,374.7 mm (132.86 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 24.5 °C (76.1 °F), and lowest in August, at around 21.8 °C (71.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Afaahiti was 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) on 7 March 1979; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 12.0 °C (53.6 °F) on 2 July 1984.
| Climate data for Afaahiti (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1968−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 468.8 (18.46) |
374.8 (14.76) |
339.6 (13.37) |
297.7 (11.72) |
235.0 (9.25) |
186.4 (7.34) |
154.5 (6.08) |
139.0 (5.47) |
178.4 (7.02) |
247.5 (9.74) |
288.8 (11.37) |
464.2 (18.28) |
3,374.7 (132.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 23.5 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 23.8 | 223.9 |
| Source: Météo-France[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- "AFAAHITI 2 (987)" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved January 16, 2023.