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Tahiti (English: / t ə ˈ h iː t i / ⓘ; Tahitian; [2] French pronunciation:) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia.It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is the North Island of New Zealand.
The climate of Tubuai is cooler than Tahiti, with temperatures averaging 20–25 °C (68–77 °F). [19] The island has hot, muggy summers and warm, humid winters with ample precipitation all year. The lowest temperature measured on the island was 9.2 °C (48.6 °F) on 31 August 1951. The highest was 32.7 °C (90.9 °F) on 25 March 1980. [20]
Collectivity Extreme Maximum Extreme Minimum Temperature Location Temperature Location French Polynesia: 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) Atuona: 8 °C (46 °F)
Tetiʻaroa is administratively part of the commune of Arue, whose main part is in the northeastern part of Tahiti. The atoll is located 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of Tahiti. The atoll has a total surface area of 6 square kilometres (2 sq mi); approximately 585 hectares (1,450 acres) of sand divided by 12 motus (islets) with varying surface areas.
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — Heats of the Paris Olympics surfing competition were postponed through Wednesday afternoon in Tahiti because of unfavorable conditions. Standing in a circle on shore ...
The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 27.1 °C (80.8 °F), and lowest in August, at around 24.2 °C (75.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Paparā was 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) on 24 March 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.4 °C (57.9 °F) on 9 August 2013.
Highest dew point temperature: A dew point of 35 °C (95 °F) — while the temperature was 42 °C (108 °F) — was observed at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at 3:00 p.m. on 8 July 2003. [ 200 ] Highest heat index : In the observation above at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the heat index ("feels like" temperature) was 81.1 °C (178.0 °F).
French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville also visited Tahiti in 1768, while British explorer James Cook arrived in 1769, [7] and observed the transit of Venus. He would stop in Tahiti again in 1773 during his second voyage to the Pacific, and once more in 1777 during his third and last voyage before being killed in Hawaii.