Oceania
Polynesia
10 countries and territories in Polynesia.
On the map
The countries of Polynesia
Countries
The countries of Polynesia
| Country | Capital | Currency | Plugs | Driving | Calling code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Pago Pago | USD | A B F I | Right | +1-684 |
| Cook Islands | Avarua | NZD | I | Left | +682 |
| French Polynesia | Papeete | XPF | — | Right | +689 |
| Niue | Alofi | NZD | I | Left | +683 |
| Pitcairn Islands | Adamstown | NZD | — | Left | +870 |
| Samoa | Apia | WST | I | Left | +685 |
| Tokelau | — | NZD | — | Left | +690 |
| Tonga | Nuku‘alofa | TOP | I | Left | +676 |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti | AUD | I | Left | +688 |
| Wallis and Futuna | Mata-Utu | XPF | — | Right | +681 |
When to go
The capitals' weather, month by month
Each country's capital as GeoNames records it (or its largest city where the capital has no figures), mean daily high by month.
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American SamoaPago Pago | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Cook IslandsAvarua | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° |
| French PolynesiaPapeete | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 27° |
| NiueAlofi | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 27° |
| Pitcairn IslandsAdamstown | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| SamoaApia | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Tokelau | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TongaNuku‘alofa | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° |
| TuvaluFunafuti | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| Wallis and FutunaMata-Utu | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° |
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).