Average Monthly Sunshine in Tahiti

The graphs on this page shows the average number of hours per month and per day that Tahiti receives direct sunlight. The numbers are calculated over a 30-year period to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Tahiti experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, August, sees up to 251 hours of sunshine, while December, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 197 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 2686 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 8.4 hours daily sunshine in August, it dips to 6.6 hours in December.

Tahiti’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Tahiti enjoys an average of 2686 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Lisbon, Portugal, there are approximately 2801 hours of sunshine annually, highlighting its warm and sunny Mediterranean climate.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Meanwhile, Buenos Aires, Argentina, enjoys a humid subtropical climate with 2520 hours of sunshine annually.

Melbourne, Australia, has 2380 hours of sunshine annually, with its famous “four seasons in a day” weather pattern.

Other climate information

December, Tahiti’s wettest month, receives 192 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 28°C. During the driest month August you can expect a temperature of 26°C.

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Tahiti Precipitation page.