French Polynesia: Weather Records and Extremes

257 weather records set or tied in French Polynesia in 2026: 174 highs and 66 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for French Polynesia

French Polynesia has 8 stations in the data, on Oceania.
257 weather records were set or tied in French Polynesia in 2026: 174 record highs and 66 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 3.23 to 1 in French Polynesia.
1998 holds the most standing records in French Polynesia: 476.
Mangareva set a monthly record daily precipitation of 220.2 mm (8.7 in) on 6 July 2026.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

157 highs, 63 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in French Polynesia, cold squares more lows. The busiest day was 29 July 2026 with 3 highs and 1 lows.

Record highs and lows per day in French Polynesia in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-03	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-27	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-14	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-15	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-24	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-25	2 more record highs than lows
2026-03-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-16	2 more record highs than lows
2026-03-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-20	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-02	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-03	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-04	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-10	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-16	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-24	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-29	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-01	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-07	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-17	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-18	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-23	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-25	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-27	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-29	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-30	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-02	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-04	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-05	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-07	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-11	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-24	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-28	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-30	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-06	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-13	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-16	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-22	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-24	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-27	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-28	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-29	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-30	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-02	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-06	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-07	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-09	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-11	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-16	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-17	2 more record lows than highs
2026-08-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-24	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-10	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-11	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-18	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-19	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-20	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-24	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-28	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-29	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-02	3 more record lows than highs
2026-10-03	1 more record lows than highs
2026-10-04	1 more record lows than highs
2026-10-05	2 more record lows than highs
2026-10-07	3 more record lows than highs

Records per Year, by Type

2006 to 2026

Records set or tied in French Polynesia each year from 2006 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 257.

Weather records per year in French Polynesia, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Total
2006	0	0	0	0	49	49
2007	0	0	0	0	95	95
2008	0	0	0	0	75	75
2009	53	2	163	48	98	364
2010	24	11	105	24	59	223
2011	39	8	60	71	69	247
2012	26	20	93	41	85	265
2013	26	33	79	50	65	253
2014	26	11	77	31	69	214
2015	39	8	105	53	72	277
2016	19	9	169	27	89	313
2017	59	12	115	21	68	275
2018	28	16	74	26	49	193
2019	31	38	110	37	57	273
2020	57	13	110	25	63	268
2021	81	9	81	20	41	232
2022	55	19	37	66	44	221
2023	121	25	137	27	50	360
2024	35	23	93	23	34	208
2025	33	33	142	6	11	225
2026	63	14	93	49	17	236

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in French Polynesia: 2000s 4.3 to 1, 2010s 2.4 to 1, 2020s 3.2 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

1998: 476

Records still standing in French Polynesia, by the year they were set. 1998 holds the most with 476.

Standing records in French Polynesia by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	5
1974	6
1976	2
1979	300
1980	230
1981	295
1982	418
1983	372
1984	372
1985	319
1986	241
1987	377
1988	314
1989	372
1990	312
1991	407
1992	352
1993	350
1994	384
1995	346
1996	321
1997	386
1998	476
1999	349
2000	271
2001	244
2002	386
2003	317
2004	294
2005	308
2006	275
2007	310
2008	202
2009	348
2010	241
2011	307
2012	341
2013	304
2014	254
2015	321
2016	355
2017	240
2018	176
2019	243
2020	250
2021	186
2022	207
2023	346
2024	196
2025	221
2026	191

Record Map for 2026

296 stations

The 296 highest significance station records of 2026 in French Polynesia, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in French Polynesia in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record low minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in French Polynesia by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 2026	Mangareva, PF	monthly rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 July 2026	Takaroa, PF	daily low min	20.3 C (68.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2026	Takaroa, PF	daily rain (Provisional)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2026	Takaroa, PF	daily rain (Provisional)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2026	Mangareva, PF	monthly high max	30.3 C (86.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Rapa, PF	daily high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2026	Rapa, PF	daily high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2026	Takaroa, PF	daily rain (Provisional)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2026	Rapa, PF	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2026	Takaroa, PF	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

French Polynesia by Year

Stations

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Stations in French Polynesia
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Hereheretue	n/a	1973	44 years	Threshold days
Hiva-Oa	n/a	1973	54 years	Threshold days
Mangareva	n/a	1973	54 years	Threshold days
Rapa	n/a	1973	54 years	Threshold days
Tahiti-Faaa	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Takaroa	n/a	1973	54 years	Threshold days
Tubuai	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).