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April Weather in Rikitea French Polynesia

Daily high temperatures are around 78°F, rarely falling below 75°F or exceeding 81°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 77°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 80°F.

For reference, on March 4, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Rikitea typically range from 78°F to 80°F, while on September 5, the coldest day of the year, they range from 71°F to 73°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Rikitea

Average High and Low Temperature in April in RikiteaApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303071°F71°F72°F72°F73°F73°F74°F74°F75°F75°F76°F76°F77°F77°F78°F78°F79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°FMarMayApr 179°FApr 179°F78°F78°FApr 3078°FApr 3078°F76°F76°FApr 1179°FApr 1179°F77°F77°FApr 2178°FApr 2178°F77°F77°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Rikitea

Average Hourly Temperature in April in RikiteaApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayNowNowwarmcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Playas, Ecuador (3,915 miles away); Belmonte, Brazil (6,172 miles); and Baie aux Huîtres, Mauritius (9,240 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Rikitea (view comparison).

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The month of April in Rikitea experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 62% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is April 4, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 40% of the time.

For reference, on December 15, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 74%, while on August 25, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 60%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Rikitea

Cloud Cover Categories in April in RikiteaApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 140%Apr 140%Apr 3039%Apr 3039%Apr 1139%Apr 1139%Apr 2137%Apr 2137%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Rikitea, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is gradually increasing, starting the month at 27% and ending it at 31%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 40% on December 16, and its lowest chance is 19% on August 26.

Probability of Precipitation in April in Rikitea

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Rikitea is gradually increasing, starting the month at 3.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.6 inches or falls below 0.4 inches, and ending the month at 3.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.6 inches or falls below 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Rikitea

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of April in Rikitea, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 36 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 14 seconds, and weekly decrease of 8 minutes, 35 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 30, with 11 hours, 14 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 1, with 11 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Rikitea

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Rikitea is 6:08 AM on April 1 and the latest sunrise is 11 minutes later at 6:19 AM on April 30.

The latest sunset is 5:58 PM on April 1 and the earliest sunset is 24 minutes earlier at 5:34 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Rikitea during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:11 AM and sets 13 hours, 34 minutes later, at 6:45 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:40 AM and sets 10 hours, 43 minutes later, at 5:23 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in April in Rikitea

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in April in RikiteaApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay6:08 AM6:08 AMApr 15:58 PMApr 15:58 PM6:19 AM6:19 AMApr 305:34 PMApr 305:34 PM6:11 AM6:11 AMApr 115:49 PMApr 115:49 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of April. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Rikitea

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in RikiteaApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay00101020202030304040505060000101020203030304040505060NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Rikitea

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in RikiteaApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 1012:01 AMMar 1012:01 AMMar 2410:01 PMMar 2410:01 PMApr 89:22 AMApr 89:22 AMApr 232:50 PMApr 232:50 PMMay 76:23 PMMay 76:23 PMMay 234:54 AMMay 234:54 AM5:13 AM5:13 AM6:14 PM6:14 PM6:00 PM6:00 PM6:25 AM6:25 AM6:06 AM6:06 AM6:01 PM6:01 PM5:33 PM5:33 PM6:56 AM6:56 AM5:55 AM5:55 AM5:15 PM5:15 PM4:47 PM4:47 PM6:42 AM6:42 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%-12:54 PMWSW11:34 PMESE5:44 AMS237,297 mi
2
44%-1:49 PMWSW-6:43 AMS233,925 mi
3
33%12:39 AMESE2:39 PMWSW-7:42 AMS230,576 mi
4
22%1:46 AMESE3:24 PMWSW-8:38 AMN227,519 mi
5
13%2:52 AMESE4:05 PMWSW-9:31 AMN225,053 mi
6
6%3:57 AME4:44 PMW-10:22 AMN223,468 mi
7
1%5:01 AME5:22 PMW-11:13 AMN222,985 mi
8
0%6:06 AME6:01 PMWNW-12:03 PMN223,713 mi
9
2%7:11 AMENE6:42 PMWNW-12:56 PMN225,615 mi
10
7%8:17 AMENE7:26 PMWNW-1:51 PMN228,514 mi
11
14%9:24 AMENE8:16 PMWNW-2:49 PMN232,120 mi
12
23%10:29 AMENE9:10 PMWNW-3:49 PMN236,083 mi
13
33%11:30 AMENE10:07 PMWNW-4:49 PMN240,046 mi
14
43%12:25 PMENE11:05 PMWNW-5:45 PMN243,701 mi
15
50%1:13 PMENE--6:38 PMN246,814 mi
16
63%-12:03 AMWNW1:54 PMENE7:27 PMN249,237 mi
17
73%-12:58 AMWNW2:31 PMENE8:11 PMN250,906 mi
18
81%-1:51 AMWNW3:04 PMENE8:53 PMN251,820 mi
19
88%-2:42 AMWNW3:34 PME9:32 PMN252,033 mi
20
93%-3:32 AMW4:03 PME10:11 PMN251,631 mi
21
97%-4:21 AMW4:32 PME10:50 PMN250,718 mi
22
100%-5:11 AMW5:01 PME11:30 PMN249,397 mi
23
100%-6:02 AMWSW5:33 PMESE--
24
100%-6:56 AMWSW6:09 PMESE12:12 AMN247,762 mi
25
98%-7:52 AMWSW6:50 PMESE12:58 AMN245,885 mi
26
94%-8:51 AMWSW7:36 PMESE1:48 AMS243,817 mi
27
88%-9:51 AMWSW8:29 PMESE2:42 AMS241,590 mi
28
80%-10:49 AMWSW9:28 PMESE3:39 AMS239,227 mi
29
71%-11:45 AMWSW10:30 PMESE4:37 AMS236,758 mi
30
60%-12:35 PMWSW11:35 PMESE5:35 AMS234,239 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Rikitea is decreasing during April, falling from 98% to 91% over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 19, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on August 27, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 48% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Rikitea

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in RikiteaApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 198%Apr 198%Apr 3091%Apr 3091%Apr 1197%Apr 1197%Apr 2195%Apr 2195%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidmiserablemiserable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Rikitea is increasing during April, increasing from 12.5 miles per hour to 13.7 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.8 miles per hour, while on March 18, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in April in Rikitea

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Rikitea throughout April is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 59% on April 1.

Wind Direction in April in Rikitea

Wind Direction in April in RikiteaApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMayNowNoweastnorthsouthwest
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Rikitea is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Rikitea is essentially constant during April, remaining within 1°F of 80°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in April in Rikitea

Average Water Temperature in April in RikiteaApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303075°F75°F76°F76°F77°F77°F78°F78°F79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°FMarMayApr 180°FApr 180°FApr 3079°FApr 3079°FApr 1180°FApr 1180°FApr 2179°FApr 2179°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Rikitea are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Rikitea

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in RikiteaApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMay100%Apr 16100%Apr 16NowNowcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Rikitea are rapidly increasing during April, increasing by 806°F, from 6,847°F to 7,654°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April in Rikitea

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Rikitea is gradually decreasing during April, falling by 1.0 kWh, from 5.1 kWh to 4.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Rikitea

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in RikiteaApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMarMayApr 15.1 kWhApr 15.1 kWhApr 304.1 kWhApr 304.1 kWhApr 114.7 kWhApr 114.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Rikitea are -23.120 deg latitude, -134.969 deg longitude, and 26 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Rikitea contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,283 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 102 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,286 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,286 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Rikitea is covered by water (100%), within 10 miles by water (100%), and within 50 miles by water (100%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Rikitea, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Rikitea is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Rikitea, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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