Hakahau

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Hakahau
Associated commune of Ua-Pou
Baie d'Hakahau (Ua Pou), vue du nord-ouest.jpg
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Location within Marquesas Islands
Location of Hakahau
Hakahau
Coordinates: 9°21′40″S140°2′57″W / 9.36111°S 140.04917°W / -9.36111; -140.04917
Country France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Subdivision Marquesas Islands
Commune Ua-Pou
Area
1
4.333 km2 (1.673 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [1]
1,654
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−10:00
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hakahau is the main village and port of the island of Ua Pou, in the Marquesas Islands, northeast of French Polynesia. It is the capital of the municipality. It is located at the bottom of a sheltered bay on the northeast side of the island, and has a sheltered dock by a jetty. The Aranui 3 stops at Hakahau. [2]

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Geography

Climate

Hakahau has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Hakahau is 25.5 °C (77.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,345.5 mm (52.97 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 26.2 °C (79.2 °F), and lowest in September, at around 25.0 °C (77.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Hakahau was 32.1 °C (89.8 °F) on 13 April 2007; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 16.2 °C (61.2 °F) on 28 August 1997.

Climate data for Hakahau (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1997−present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.5
(88.7)		31.7
(89.1)		31.6
(88.9)		32.1
(89.8)		31.6
(88.9)		31.4
(88.5)		30.7
(87.3)		30.7
(87.3)		31.0
(87.8)		31.3
(88.3)		31.4
(88.5)		31.2
(88.2)		32.1
(89.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28.6
(83.5)		29.0
(84.2)		29.3
(84.7)		29.4
(84.9)		29.2
(84.6)		28.7
(83.7)		28.2
(82.8)		28.0
(82.4)		28.1
(82.6)		28.4
(83.1)		28.4
(83.1)		28.7
(83.7)		28.7
(83.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.5
(77.9)		25.9
(78.6)		26.2
(79.2)		26.1
(79.0)		26.0
(78.8)		25.6
(78.1)		25.1
(77.2)		25.0
(77.0)		25.0
(77.0)		25.2
(77.4)		25.3
(77.5)		25.5
(77.9)		25.5
(77.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.4
(72.3)		22.9
(73.2)		23.0
(73.4)		22.9
(73.2)		22.8
(73.0)		22.4
(72.3)		22.0
(71.6)		22.0
(71.6)		21.9
(71.4)		22.0
(71.6)		22.2
(72.0)		22.4
(72.3)		22.4
(72.3)
Record low °C (°F)18.0
(64.4)		19.1
(66.4)		18.1
(64.6)		17.1
(62.8)		17.4
(63.3)		18.0
(64.4)		17.1
(62.8)		16.2
(61.2)		16.4
(61.5)		17.1
(62.8)		17.7
(63.9)		18.4
(65.1)		16.2
(61.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)152.5
(6.00)		117.8
(4.64)		186.5
(7.34)		123.2
(4.85)		114.2
(4.50)		108.1
(4.26)		128.2
(5.05)		77.7
(3.06)		64.0
(2.52)		78.3
(3.08)		117.4
(4.62)		77.6
(3.06)		1,345.5
(52.97)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)11.511.714.012.012.611.512.610.19.411.011.79.0137.0
Source: Météo-France [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia](PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  2. ↑ Wheeler, Tony; Carillet, Jean-Bernard (1997). Tahiti & French Polynesia . Lonely Planet. p.  320. ISBN   978-0-86442-287-3.
  3. ↑ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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