Weather in Faaa in November

A good month. November is a solid month to be in Faaa. You should expect rain on 18 days of the month, which is more days wet than dry.

November ranks 7 of 12 in Faaa: past the worst of the year but short of September, which is the month to book if the dates are open.

Rain on 18 days, 3 of them heavy. Enough to need a plan B, not enough to need a plan around it. Nothing specialised needed — this is the month you pack for the trip rather than for the weather.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: it never really gets hot: not one day in an average November reaches 30 °C; the day barely swings — 1.4 °C between the overnight low and the afternoon high. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest November day reached 29.1 °C and the coldest night fell to 23.4 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 103 mm — roughly 91% of the month's rain in one day.

November is moderately variable: 25 mm in the driest year against 233 mm in the wettest, around an average of 113 mm. Roughly two Novembers in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.

Wind sits around 16.5 km/h — a steady breeze rather than a nuisance, and welcome on the warmer days, and humidity runs at 79%, high enough to notice on the warm days without dominating them.

How November sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 26.4 °C in October, 27 here, 27.4 in December. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much. Rain is the thing that moves: December brings 6 days more of it, so the earlier half of a flexible trip is the safer half.

Daylight in November

November is at or near the longest days of Faaa's year: 12.9 hours of daylight, gaining 0.4 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

Sea temperature

The sea sits at about 27.4 °C in November — warm enough that the water offers no relief from the heat. The sea peaks at 28.9 °C in March and bottoms out at 26.4 °C — water lags the air by a month or two, which is why the best swimming often comes after the best weather.

How busy it gets

Quiet. Few other visitors, cheaper rooms, and a real chance some seasonal operators are shut.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

November in Faaa versus nearby

If Faaa is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Vaitape is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, 1 day less rain. Avarua is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, 2 days less rain.

So: November works, with September the better month by 17 points if the dates can move. If they cannot, nothing here should stop you booking.

Every month in Faaa

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