Hihifo District
Hihifo | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 13°13′35″S 176°11′15″W / 13.22639°S 176.18750°W | |
Country | France |
Territory | Wallis and Futuna |
Island | Wallis |
Chiefdom | ʻUvea |
Capital | Vaitupu |
Area | |
• Total | 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,942 |
Time zone | UTC+12 |
No. of municipalities | 5 |
Hihifo (Uvean for "West") is one of the 5 districts of Wallis and Futuna, located in Wallis Island, in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Chiefdom of ʻUvea.
Geography
[edit]Located in the northern side of the island, Hihifo borders with the districts of Hahake. Vaitupu is the administrative seat.
The district is divided into 5 municipal villages:[1]
Village | Population |
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Alele | 524 |
Vaitupu | 406 |
Mala'e | 504 |
Vailala | 341 |
Tufuone | 167 |
Climate
[edit]Hihifo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Hihifo is 27.6 °C (81.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,278.7 mm (129.08 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in April, at around 28.0 °C (82.4 °F), and lowest in July, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Hihifo was 33.4 °C (92.1 °F) on 29 April 2004; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 18.0 °C (64.4 °F) on 14 July 2014.
Climate data for Hihifo (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1971−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.7 (90.9) | 33.4 (92.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.3 (86.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.6 (81.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.9 (76.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.0 (64.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 395.2 (15.56) | 332.1 (13.07) | 309.3 (12.18) | 289.1 (11.38) | 223.8 (8.81) | 179.7 (7.07) | 213.4 (8.40) | 165.3 (6.51) | 219.8 (8.65) | 297.8 (11.72) | 306.2 (12.06) | 347.0 (13.66) | 3,278.7 (129.08) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 20.2 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 19.9 | 207.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 170.9 | 161.4 | 175.4 | 185.9 | 180.8 | 167.9 | 179.8 | 192.5 | 191.0 | 187.4 | 181.6 | 175.2 | 2,149.9 |
Source: Météo France[2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Population municipale des villages des îles Wallis et Futuna (recensement 2018)". INSEE. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Climate of Hihifo 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Hihifo District" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 September 2013.