Faaa
City in French Polynesia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Aéroport international Tahiti Faa'a: FRED at French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Faaa is a city in French Polynesia, in Îles du Vent. About 29,851 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of French Polynesia in our atlas.
It lies at 17.56° S, 149.60° W, about 72 m (236 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Tahiti time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Faaa. Green dots: other major cities of French Polynesia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Faaa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 24°C (76°F). Around 1,331 mm (52 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in French PolynesiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 4034561 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1022934 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aéroport international Tahiti Faa'a: FRED at French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)