Winter Weather in Wallis and Futuna Wallis & Futuna

Daily high temperatures are around 85°F, rarely falling below 82°F or exceeding 87°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 84°F on July 22.

Daily low temperatures are around 78°F, rarely falling below 75°F or exceeding 81°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 77°F on August 8.

For reference, on March 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Wallis and Futuna typically range from 78°F to 87°F, while on July 22, the coldest day of the year, they range from 77°F to 84°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average winter temperatures. 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.

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The winter in Wallis and Futuna experiences very rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 65% to 49%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 48% on August 25.

The clearest day of the winter is August 25, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 52% of the time.

For reference, on January 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 90%, while on August 25, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 52%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Wallis and Futuna, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 43% and ending it at 25%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 58% on January 6, and its lowest chance is 23% on August 16.

Rainfall

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

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the winter in Wallis and Futuna is rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 4.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.1 inches or falls below 1.1 inches, and ending the season at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.4 inches or falls below 0.2 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 2.2 inches on August 13.

Over the course of the winter in Wallis and Futuna, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 28 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 18 seconds, and weekly increase of 2 minutes, 9 seconds.

The shortest day of the winter is June 19, with 11 hours, 21 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the winter in Wallis and Futuna is 6:08 AM on July 9 and the earliest sunrise is 19 minutes earlier at 5:49 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:24 PM on June 1 and the latest sunset is 16 minutes later at 5:40 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Wallis and Futuna during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:15 AM and sets 12 hours, 55 minutes later, at 6:10 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:06 AM and sets 11 hours, 21 minutes later, at 5:26 PM.

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.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the winter of 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.

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 Wallis and Futuna is essentially constant during the winter, remaining within 1% of 99% throughout.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during the winter is 98% on July 18.

For reference, on January 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on July 18, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 98% of the time.

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 Wallis and Futuna is increasing during the winter, increasing from 14.2 miles per hour to 15.3 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on July 21, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.5 miles per hour, while on March 24, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.7 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the winter is 15.5 miles per hour on July 28.

The hourly average wind direction in Wallis and Futuna throughout the winter is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 84% on June 14.

Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna is essentially constant during the winter, remaining within 1°F of 83°F throughout.

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 Wallis and Futuna 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.

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 Wallis and Futuna are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 8,612°F, from 10,454°F to 1,842°F, over the course of the season.

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 Wallis and Futuna is increasing during the winter, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 4.2 kWh to 5.5 kWh, over the course of the season.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Wallis and Futuna are -13.300 deg latitude, -176.200 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Wallis and Futuna is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Wallis and Futuna is covered by water (80%) and trees (18%), within 10 miles by water (99%), and within 50 miles by water (100%).