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fiogf49gjkf0d GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
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FRENCH POLYNESIA COMPRISES ABOUT 130 ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH
CENTRAL PACIFIC. THERE ARE FOUR DISTINCT SETS OF ISLANDS.
THE CLIMATE IS TROPICAL - WARM AND HUMID. THERE IS A WARM
RAINY SEASON FROM NOVEMBER TO APRIL AND A RELATIVELY COOL
DRY SEASON FROM MAY UNTIL OCTOBER.
TEMPERATURE VARIES SLIGHTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AT
PAPEETE, THE MEAN AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE IS 26C
DEGREES. THE ILES TUBUAI, FARTHER SOUTH, ENJOY A COOLER
CLIMATE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ALWAYS HIGH - 80 TO 90
PERCENT ON THE AVERAGE.
CLOTHING: LIGHTWEIGHTS AND SHOWERPROOFS YEAR-ROUND.
PAPEETE ALT 92M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 31 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 31
MIN C 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 20 20 21 21 22
RAIN MM 252 244 429 142 102 76 53 43 53 89 150 249
HUMIDITY AM 82 82 84 85 84 85 83 83 81 79 80 81
% PM 77 77 78 78 78 79 77 78 76 76 77 78
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