Cyclone season throughout the south pacific as well. With these temperatures, water activities are pleasurable, without feeling uncomfortable for prolonged periods. French television showed a naval ship pitching in the storm. French polynesia is a french overseas territory in the southern part of the pacific ocean and includes volcanic and coral islands of the marquises, societe, gambier, tubuai and tuamotu. During hurricane season there is a risk of hurricanes or bad weather because of tropical depressions in the vicinity. While sailors from some countries, notably the french, have been staying yearround in the south pacific for decades, the idea is catching on with a growing minority of cruisers from other countries. In november, hurricane season ends in both the atlantic caribbean, bermuda and the eastern pacific. In all of 16 days we one one slightly raining afternoon on moorea for about three hours and one rainy morning on tikehau.
By news editor in travel news on may 30, 2017 august 23, 2019. French polynesia was for many years considered to be relatively safe from tropical cyclones, for instance the well respected bowditchs. French polynesia full cyclones rarely hit the islands of french polynesia. Hurricane season is from the end of october till june. The following example assumes a cruise starting in panama and continuing through the galapagos, the marquesas and society islands of french polynesia. French polynesia is located in a region with severe tropical weather. Know whats coming with accuweathers extended daily forecasts for papeete, french polynesia, french polynesia. Tahiti, also known as french polynesia, is a tropical island paradise, but it isnt a single island. French polynesia weather 2020 climate and weather in. Tahiti and her islands sit closer to the equator so the temperatures remain more constant, just the amount of rain varies. French polynesia weather conditions throughout the year. Hurricane season starts from the end of october until june. Ingeneral its nice to travel during sunny days, so november is normally beautiful, and also not too hot, so good for visiting the lower areas of guatemala like tikal is at a good temperature at that time of year.
Bora bora twobedroom premier beachfront villa estate. Before you look at when is the cheapest time to go to french polynesia, be sure to check out when is the hurricane or cyclone season. French translation of hurricane the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. Agents say the top concern of summer travelers is bad weather affecting. Et showed that french polynesia and tahiti were on the outer edges of powerful cyclone oli. The season officially ran from november 1, 2016 until april 30, 2017. Since this is still the tail end of the caribbean hurricane season, cruisers will want to take suitable precautions, probably by cruising hurricanesafer venezuela, the abcs, andor colombia before heading for the san blas.
Nikki of sail tahiti brokerage and sport boats, offers her thoughts on what options are available if wanting to spend the cyclone season in french polynesia with links to noonsite information on each place. In addition, the risk of hurricanes in french polynesia is particularly high from december to april an average of 3 to 6 hurricanes over this period. After the devastating 2017 hurricane season in the caribbean basin and gulf of mexico with estimates of 63,000 boat destroyed or damaged, many boaters are thinking about safety related to tropical cyclones. I would therefore advise against coming during the entire hurricane season if you can avoid it. Unlike the carribean, french polynesia rarely gets major storms. The society islands, which includes the popular holiday. Travelers brace for hurricane season insuremytrip blog. It is a group of islands that include the high islands of tahiti, moorea, bora bora, huahine. Papeete, french polynesia, french polynesia daily weather. Indeed january is the middle of the rainy season in french polynesia. Up to 90 days of daily highs, lows, and precipitation chances. Weather in tahiti decemberjanuary did i make a mistake.
In french polynesia, a vast archipelago in the south pacific ocean, the climate is tropical, influenced by the southeast trade winds, with a hot and humid season from november to april and a cooler season from may to october. July is the busiest month because of the heiva nui festival. Know whats coming with accuweathers extended daily forecasts for faaa, french polynesia, french polynesia. Cyclones in french polynesia august 23, 2018 august 23, 2018 john freeland blue water sailing, cruising news, navigation, seamanship, weather no comments when compared to other tropical cruising paradises, french polynesia is the least likely to suffer hurricanes or cyclones published march 2018. During the season tropical cyclones were monitored by the meteorological services of australia, fiji, french polynesia and new zealand. Thats not as good news as you might thinkits because theyre not called hurricanes in that region, theyre called cyclones.
This south pacific island has a tropical oceanic climate that is identified by two distinct seasons. Bora bora, french polynesia detailed climate information. Hurricane season along the central american coast is june to november. Even though some parts of the year are more statistically likely to see hurricanes, that hardly means a strong tropical storm is guaranteed hurricanes usually affect only a small part of a big region at a time. Perhaps most important is the need to protect your home sooner rather than later. Tahiti, windward islands, french polynesia 10day weather. In french polynesia, the months from november to march in general, have the most rain.
Most of the activity during the season occurred within the central and eastern parts of the basin with french polynesia affected by several systems. Does bora bora have a lot of tsunamis or hurricanes answers. Some years are worse than others, but on average, there are not a lot of hurricanes. Feb 04, 2010 french television showed a naval ship pitching in the storm. August is the month with the coldest seawater in bora bora, french polynesia, with an average sea temperature of 26. Tahaa weather tahaa, society islands forecast tripadvisor. Best times to visit tahiti the best time to visit tahiti is between may and october. Apr 28, 2015 for example, in french polynesia, the main tuamotus that lie above 20 s have been hit by hurricanes in all enso states. Although the temperatures are balmy yearround, tahitis winter season enjoys less humidity. As the 2017 hurricane season begins, licensed travel insurance agents at insuremytrip expect a jump in call volume from travelers seeking insurance protection. These short shoulder seasons offer fine weather with temperatures in the mid70s to mid80s. A page on bora bora weather by months covers the main seasons, with the pros and cons of traveling during each season. During the hot and humid season, therefore between november and april, the islands of french polynesia can be hit by occasional tropical cyclones. Recent hurricane seasons have provided painful lessons in the importance of preparing for these destructive storms.
In the austral archipelago south that includes some islands located south of the capricorn tropic, the climate is more tempered and low temperatures can reach. Travel vaccines and advice for french polynesia passport. The first tropical cyclone of the season developed a day before the season officially began on october 30, while the last tropical cyclone of the season dissipated on may 16. Hotels on the outer islands are at their fullest during august, the. Thus, polynesia is submitted to northeast and southeast trade winds converging to the equatorial zone which create 2 distinguished seasons. The climate of french polynesia whats the weather like. Papeete, french polynesia get the very latest weather forecast, including hourbyhour views, the 10day outlook, temperature, humidity, precipitation for your area. What are the options for keeping your boat in french. Bop policies combine property and liability coverage in one policy and are usually less comprehensive than a commercial policy. Tahiti, windward islands, french polynesia monthly weather.
Bora boras hurricane season is between november and april. Moorea airport, french polynesia, french polynesia monthly. French polynesia is on the eastern edge of the south pacific cyclonehurricane belt. Dont leave french polynesia until cyclone season has ended usually may.
There is no bad time to go to french polynesia, but some periods are better than others. During hurricane season there is a risk of hurricanes or bad weather because of. In addition to backing up computer data, keep other critical information off site such as your insurance policies, banking information and phone numbers of employees, key customers. Climate french polynesia average weather, temperature, rainfall, when to go, what to pack in french polynesia, a vast archipelago in the south pacific ocean, the climate is tropical, influenced by the southeast trade winds, with a hot and humid season from november to april and a cooler season from may to october. T he conventional wisdom is that the caribbean is a nogo zone during hurricane season. An infrared airs image from nasa s aqua satellite on feb. The health and safety of our guests and employees is our top priority. Best times to visit bora bora the best times to go to bora bora are november and april. The sailing seasons around the world with map improve sailing. On average less than one cyclone per year in the society islands 0. Choose a different season that might be slightly more expansive but a lot more enjoyable. How to prepare your building for a hurricane buildings. The weather is at its best comfortable and dry in july and august, but this is the prime vacation and festival season.
There actually are no hurricanes in tahiti or anywhere in the south pacific. A statistical model and historical analog analysis showed a strong consensus for a nearnormal 2019 season likely to avoid extremes, based on the refinitiv weather teams forecast issued in april. The best way to work out the first part of a south pacific schedule is to work backwards. A business owner policy bop is commonly used by small businesses. Our reservations team remains available to assist with reservations for future stays or questions related to an upcoming reservation. In the same month, the tropical cyclone season begins in the south pacific french polynesia, cook islands, australia, new zealand.
The hot season is also the rainiest, in addition, from december to april, theres the risk of cyclones except on the marquesas islands. A large part of french polynesia is situated in an area where there is a risk of hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions. A cyclone has battered french polynesia and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists to churches, schools and temples. French polynesia weather 2020 climate and weather in french. French translation of hurricane collins englishfrench. The west side of the pacific though seems to receive most of the pacific storms. As part of the leeward islands of french polynesia, the bora bora island is characterized by high heat throughout the entire year. Two of the four systems developed into severe tropical cyclones on the australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. After a hurricane it can be closed for days, but not more than like 3 days lets say. Around 3,500 people in tahiti and moorea who risked being swept away or inundated by lashing waves were evacuated, officials said, and. Bora bora twobedroom premier beachfront villa estate four. Purple indicates strong thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, and very high storms with cloud temperatures to 63f. Best time to go to bora bora climate, weather, where to go. In general, these boats take one of three strategies.
Typhoon season in the western north pacific is june to november, but there can be typhoons any month. Even though some parts of the year are more statistically likely to see hurricanes, that hardly means a strong tropical storm is guaranteed. Located in an intertropical zone, french polynesia presents a certain climatic unity. French polynesia is on the eastern edge of the south pacific cyclone hurricane belt.
The dry season runs from may to october and you can expect less rain, although occasional nighttime downpours are not uncommon. South pacific best time to sail in the south pacific is from may october when there are little storms and the weather is settled. Jun 02, 2018 the season was characterised by a very strong 3. Get the monthly weather forecast for moorea airport, french polynesia, french polynesia, including daily highlow, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. Thus, the climate of polynesia defined as marine tropical is hot average air temperature is 26. The humid season in tahiti is from november to april. However, as french polynesia is spread on a surface as large as europe, the climate will change slighly from one archipelago to the other. The northwest pacific has a lot of tropical storms, so i recommend to avoid these waters in the hurricane season. Donna and ella, of which the former was the strongest post season south pacific tropical cyclone ever recorded in that month. The only location really affected was the intercontinental le moana with the guests evacuated overnight.
A commercial multiperil cmp policy, combines several coverages such as commercial property, liability, inland marine and commercial auto into a single policy. However, no stations recorded sustained winds of hurricane force. Guatemala hurricane season guatemala lonely planet. Lower atlantic hurricane activity than the past 3 years, after a consensus for at least a near normal season. To get your business up and operating as quickly as possible after a hurricane or other disaster, youll need to be able to access critical business information. Know your evacuation routes and what your family will do in the event of a hurricane. Of course, as this is the high season, you should expect to encounter more tourists and u. But, petty crimes like pick pocketing and purse snatching do occur. Cyclone season in the southwest pacific, including most of french polynesia, is november to may. Best time of year to visit tahiti, moorea, and bora bora.
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