Papeete
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About
Papeete is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic located in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Papeʻete is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, of which Papeʻete is the administrative capital. Both the President of French Polynesia and French High Commissioner reside in Papeʻete.
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The next week in Papeete
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
31° / 24°
1.9 mm
UV High
Sat
Drizzle
31° / 24°
3.0 mm
UV High
Sun
Rain
30° / 24°
13.1 mm
UV High
Mon
Drizzle
30° / 23°
2.8 mm
UV High
Tue
Rain
30° / 24°
8.4 mm
UV High
Wed
Drizzle
30°
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
29° / 24°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
11.3h
18:15 – 05:33local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Papeete
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) at 4 km.
Getting around Papeete
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
CC0, DjLeonard14.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.