Mata-Utu
Capital of Wallis and Futuna: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Mata-Utu seen from a drone (Wallis and Futuna): LymLog, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Mata-Utu is the capital of Wallis and Futuna, in Uvea. About 1,200 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 13.28° S, 176.17° W, about 15 m (49 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Wallis time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Mata-Utu. Green dots: other major cities of Wallis and Futuna. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mata-Utu has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 27°C (81°F). Around 2,149 mm (85 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Wallis and FutunaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 4034821 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q31002 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Mata-Utu seen from a drone (Wallis and Futuna): LymLog, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Lac Kikila: Anna Vinet, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
