Weather in Faaa

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:34 pm (GMT-10)

Now · light drizzle 75 °F

Feels like: 78 °F
Low / high: 72 / 80 °F
Rain: 75% · 0.06 in
Wind: 12 mph ESE

→ 30.01 inHg · steady UV 11 · very high

Today in Faaa: light drizzle, 72 °F to 80 °F, with a 75% chance of rain (0.06 in) and a moderate breeze from the east-southeast (12 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 73 °F to 80 °F and a 87% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 82 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Tahiti Island/Faaa (NTAA), 0.4 mi away · 34 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature81 °F

Wind6 mph from the southwest

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

80° 72°
Today
80° 73°
Thu 29
82° 73°
Fri 30
80° 70°
Sat 31
81° 72°
Sun 1
80° 72°
Mon 2
80° 69°
Tue 3
77° 69°
Wed 4
77° 69°
Thu 5
76° 69°
Fri 6
77° 70°
Sat 7
78° 72°
Sun 8
78° 71°
Mon 9
79° 72°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 28	Light drizzle	72 / 80 °F	75% · 0.06 in	16 mph ESE	7.2 ft	ECMWF
Thu 29	Light drizzle	73 / 80 °F	87% · 0.20 in	17 mph ESE	6.0 ft	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	73 / 82 °F	16% · 0.01 in	15 mph ESE	4.6 ft	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	70 / 80 °F	31% · 0.02 in	16 mph ESE	4.2 ft	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	72 / 81 °F	63% · 0.09 in	10 mph ESE	4.1 ft	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light rain	72 / 80 °F	82% · 0.44 in	8 mph E	5.6 ft	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	69 / 80 °F	41% · 0.05 in	13 mph ESE	8.4 ft	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	69 / 77 °F	35% · 0.02 in	15 mph ESE	7.9 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Partly cloudy	69 / 77 °F	50%	15 mph ESE	5.8 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	69 / 76 °F	52% · 0.02 in	15 mph ESE	4.9 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	70 / 77 °F	43% · 0.02 in	15 mph ESE	4.1 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	72 / 78 °F	72%	12 mph ESE	3.7 ft	ECMWF
Mon 9	Rain	71 / 78 °F	63% · 0.79 in	15 mph ESE	4.0 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Rain	72 / 79 °F	53% · 1.22 in	13 mph ESE	4.1 ft	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	72°	73°	73°	78°	80°	78°	76°	73°
Chance of rain	2%	5%	7%	26%	28%	30%	43%	60%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.02 in
Wind (mph)	10 ESE	7 SE	10 ESE	13 ESE	15 E	15 ESE	12 ESE	12 ESE
Humidity	84%	87%	87%	72%	71%	75%	81%	92%
UV	0	0	0	7	10	4	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on wind today: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	80°	80°	82°	80°	81°	80°	80°
AIFS	77°	77°	77°	76°	77°	76°	74°
GFS	79°	79°	78°	78°	80°	78°	77°
ICON	81°	80°	81°	79°	80°	80°	80°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.06 in	0.20 in	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.09 in	0.44 in	0.05 in
AIFS	0.21 in	0.24 in	0.09 in	0.11 in	0.19 in	0.27 in	0.21 in
GFS	0.44 in	0.41 in	0.30 in	0.01 in	0.15 in	0.71 in	1.46 in
ICON	0.00 in	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.18 in	0
Confidence	medium	medium	low	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1627	1730	1527	1628	1021	822	1325
AIFS	16	17	15	15	12	18	19
GFS	2631	2630	2628	1924	1820	2832	2633
ICON	812	913	811	69	48	58	811
Confidence	low	low	low	medium	medium	low	low

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	75%	87%	16%	31%	63%	82%	41%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	100%	94%	55%	71%	84%	94%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit cooler, a bit drier and a cooler sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit below −2.5 °F	A bit below −27%	Below −2.0 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −1.6 °F	A bit below −24%	Below −2.3 °F	79° / 75°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit below −1.1 °F	A bit below −49%	Below −2.3 °F	80° / 76°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit below −1.1 °F	Below −59%	Below −2.2 °F	81° / 76°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.7 °F	Below −56%	Below −2.2 °F	81° / 77°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal −0.4 °F	Below −68%	A bit below −1.6 °F
December	Normal +0.7 °F	Below −61%	A bit below −1.3 °F
January	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit below −39%	Normal −0.4 °F
February	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit below −31%	A bit above +0.7 °F
March	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit below −24%	A bit above +0.9 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Faaa climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Faaa is from June to September: highs of 81 °F to 82 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Faaa: one within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), Niko, in January 2015.

87° 73°

JanJ
87° 73°

FebF
86° 73°

MarM
85° 73°

AprA
84° 71°

MayM
82° 68°

JunJ
81° 68°

JulJ
81° 68°

AugA
82° 68°

SepS
83° 70°

OctO
84° 71°

NovN
85° 72°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	87°	73°	9.40 in	18	4.7	83°	5.7 ft
FebruaryFeb	87°	73°	8.41 in	16	4.7	83°	6.0 ft
MarchMar	86°	73°	6.79 in	16	5.0	84°	5.9 ft
AprilApr	85°	73°	6.97 in	13	4.4	84°	6.0 ft
MayMay	84°	71°	5.65 in	10	4.7	83°	6.5 ft
JuneJun	82°	68°	4.66 in	8	5.0	81°	6.8 ft
JulyJul	81°	68°	4.40 in	7	4.5	80°	6.8 ft
AugustAug	81°	68°	3.11 in	6	4.8	80°	6.2 ft
SeptemberSep	82°	68°	4.89 in	6	4.3	80°	6.4 ft
OctoberOct	83°	70°	5.14 in	11	5.0	80°	6.2 ft
NovemberNov	84°	71°	7.42 in	13	5.1	81°	5.6 ft
DecemberDec	85°	72°	9.59 in	21	4.5	83°	5.5 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	83°	5.7 ft
Feb	83°	6.0 ft
Mar	84°	5.9 ft
Apr	84°	6.0 ft
May	83°	6.5 ft
Jun	81°	6.8 ft
Jul	80°	6.8 ft
Aug	80°	6.2 ft
Sep	80°	6.4 ft
Oct	80°	6.2 ft
Nov	81°	5.6 ft
Dec	83°	5.5 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 76.44 in of rain on about 143 days and about 1,700 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now75 °Ffeels like 78 °F

Tomorrow73 / 80 °F

It's 75 °F now (feels like 78 °F). Today, 72 °F to 80 °F; tomorrow, 73 °F to 80 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 75% 0.06 in
Thu 29 87% 0.20 in
Fri 30 16% 0.01 in
Sat 31 31% 0.02 in
Sun 1 63% 0.09 in
Mon 2 82% 0.44 in
Tue 3 41% 0.05 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 75%, with 0.06 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 87% and 0.20 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.10 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity84%

Dew point70 °F

Humidity is 84% now and the dew point is 70 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now8.0 migood

Clouds92%

Visibility is good now (8.0 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak11very high

Thu 29: 10 · Fri 30: 11 · Sat 31: 11

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.10 30.09

Steady now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 26

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Overcast	68 / 79 °F	0	14 mph ESE
Mon 26	Overcast	68 / 77 °F	0	16 mph ESE
Sun 25	Overcast	70 / 78 °F	0	8 mph E
Sat 24	Overcast	69 / 80 °F	0	8 mph E
Fri 23	Light drizzle	69 / 77 °F	0.09 in	6 mph E
Thu 22	Overcast	69 / 78 °F	0	10 mph E
Wed 21	Light drizzle	69 / 80 °F	0.01 in	9 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light drizzle	73 / 84 °F	0.01 in	12 mph WSW
Mon 19	Light showers	75 / 80 °F	0.74 in	14 mph NW
Sun 18	Light drizzle	73 / 81 °F	0.04 in	13 mph ENE
Sat 17	Light drizzle	72 / 81 °F	0.01 in	14 mph E
Fri 16	Drizzle	71 / 78 °F	0.20 in	11 mph ENE
Thu 15	Rain	72 / 75 °F	1.69 in	14 mph ESE
Wed 14	Light rain	72 / 79 °F	0.33 in	16 mph ESE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	70 / 78 °F	0.02 in	15 mph ESE
Mon 12	Light drizzle	70 / 76 °F	0.06 in	13 mph ESE
Sun 11	Heavy drizzle	70 / 77 °F	0.26 in	13 mph ESE
Sat 10	Light drizzle	70 / 76 °F	0.07 in	14 mph ESE
Fri 9	Light drizzle	70 / 78 °F	0.04 in	16 mph ESE
Thu 8	Light drizzle	67 / 78 °F	0.08 in	16 mph ESE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	68 / 76 °F	0.01 in	14 mph ESE
Tue 6	Light drizzle	66 / 78 °F	0.01 in	9 mph ESE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	66 / 79 °F	0.02 in	8 mph E
Sun 4	Light drizzle	66 / 77 °F	0.04 in	11 mph ESE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	66 / 77 °F	0.02 in	13 mph ESE
Fri 2	Overcast	67 / 78 °F	0	12 mph E
Thu 1	Light drizzle	69 / 76 °F	0.06 in	8 mph E
Wed 30	Light rain	70 / 76 °F	0.39 in	7 mph ENE
Tue 29	Drizzle	69 / 77 °F	0.13 in	9 mph ESE
Mon 28	Light drizzle	70 / 80 °F	0.01 in	13 mph ESE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in FaaaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Faaa?

Light drizzle, from 72 °F to 80 °F, with a moderate breeze from the east-southeast (12 mph) and a 75% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Faaa?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 87% (0.20 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 69 °F and a high of 82 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 11 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.01 inHg and steady: −0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Faaa?

The best time to visit Faaa is from June to September: highs of 81 °F to 82 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Faaa in October?

In October, Faaa normally sees highs of 83 °F and lows of 70 °F, with about 11 rainy days (5.14 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 80 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Faaa?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 87 °F, and the coldest August, with lows of 68 °F. The wettest is December (9.59 in) and the driest, August.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 8.0 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:34 pm (local time).

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