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Hiva Oa-A Sea Temperature in May

Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

April Hiva Oa-A year-round → June

Average sea temperature for Hiva Oa-A, French Polynesia across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

28.43° C

High

29.52° C

Low

27.11° C

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

May is the 3rd warmest of 12 months at Hiva Oa-A. On average the water sits 0.6° than the year-round mean of 27.82° C.

Compared to April, May is 0.3° cooler than (28.73° C in April). By June the water is usually 28.08° C.

Hiva Oa-A Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May

10-year low, average and high

26.5° C
27.5° C
28.5° C
29.5° C
30.5° C
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5
10
15
20
25
31
Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through May. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of May. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Hiva Oa-A.

A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.

May Water Temperature Table for Hiva Oa-A

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
May 1 28.62° C 27.42° C 29.45° C
May 2 28.59° C 27.48° C 29.44° C
May 3 28.58° C 27.48° C 29.49° C
May 4 28.59° C 27.49° C 29.52° C
May 5 28.58° C 27.46° C 29.49° C
May 6 28.56° C 27.46° C 29.41° C
May 7 28.51° C 27.44° C 29.33° C
May 8 28.52° C 27.41° C 29.29° C
May 9 28.51° C 27.38° C 29.26° C
May 10 28.49° C 27.36° C 29.25° C
May 11 28.45° C 27.33° C 29.2° C
May 12 28.39° C 27.28° C 29.21° C
May 13 28.37° C 27.23° C 29.2° C
May 14 28.42° C 27.25° C 29.23° C
May 15 28.48° C 27.26° C 29.27° C
May 16 28.44° C 27.22° C 29.22° C
May 17 28.42° C 27.16° C 29.16° C
May 18 28.41° C 27.13° C 29.08° C
May 19 28.36° C 27.11° C 29.07° C
May 20 28.35° C 27.21° C 29.11° C
May 21 28.33° C 27.19° C 29.11° C
May 22 28.37° C 27.12° C 29.09° C
May 23 28.38° C 27.16° C 29.15° C
May 24 28.3° C 27.19° C 29.12° C
May 25 28.29° C 27.22° C 29.13° C
May 26 28.34° C 27.23° C 29.13° C
May 27 28.35° C 27.25° C 29.17° C
May 28 28.34° C 27.22° C 29.17° C
May 29 28.31° C 27.25° C 29.07° C
May 30 28.3° C 27.26° C 28.93° C
May 31 28.3° C 27.27° C 28.91° C

Where May Sits in the Year

May highlighted

25.0° C
26.5° C
28.0° C
29.5° C
31.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
27.82° C
28.05° C
28.52° C
28.73° C
28.43° C
28.08° C
27.49° C
27.17° C
27.16° C
27.2° C
27.53° C
27.64° C
10-year monthly history for Hiva Oa-A. Bars span historical low to high; the line marks the monthly average. Range Average
January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December →

Nearby Locations in May

Compare other French Polynesia water for the same month

Hiva Oa-A Location

-9.8167, -139.0330

-9.81667, -139.03300 View on OpenStreetMap →

Hiva Oa-A sits at -9.8167°N, 139.0330°W, on the coast of Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.

Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.

Nearest locations to Hiva Oa-A