{{short description|Commune in French Polynesia, France}} {{other|Papara (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Paparā |commune status = Commune |map size = 270 |adjustable map = Papara.png |map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands |administrative subdivision=Windward Islands |utc offset = −10:00 |INSEE = 98734 |postal code = 98712 |mayor = Sonia Punua<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020–2026 |coordinates = {{coord|-17.7583|-149.5083|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = |elevation min m = 0 |elevation max m = 1638 |area km2 = 92.5 |population = 11743 |population date = 2022 |population footnotes = <ref name=pop2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.ispf.pf/content//uploads/RP_2022_Decret_n_2022_1592_du_20_decembre_2022_authentifiant_les_resultats_du_recensement_de_la_population_2022_JOPF_778cd9be0e.pdf|title= Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française|language=fr|trans-title=Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia|publisher=Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française|date=January 2023}}</ref> }}
'''Paparā''' is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Paparā is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.<ref name="#2005-1611">[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2005/12/20/DOMA0500013D/jo/texte Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française], Légifrance</ref> At the 2022 census it had a population of 11,743.<ref name="pop2022"/>
==Geography== ===Climate=== Paparā has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification ''Af''). The average annual temperature in Paparā is {{cvt|25.8|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2409.0|mm}} with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around {{cvt|27.1|C}}, and lowest in August, at around {{convert|24.2|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Paparā was {{cvt|35.3|C}} on 24 March 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|14.4|C}} on 9 August 2013. {{Weather box |location= Paparā (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1991−present) |metric first= Y |single line= Y |Jan record high C = 34.2 |Feb record high C = 35.0 |Mar record high C = 35.3 |Apr record high C = 34.4 |May record high C = 33.4 |Jun record high C = 32.5 |Jul record high C = 32.2 |Aug record high C = 33.0 |Sep record high C = 32.7 |Oct record high C = 33.4 |Nov record high C = 33.7 |Dec record high C = 34.1 |year record high C = 35.3 |Jan high C = 31.4 |Feb high C = 31.6 |Mar high C = 31.8 |Apr high C = 31.3 |May high C = 30.2 |Jun high C = 29.1 |Jul high C = 28.8 |Aug high C = 28.7 |Sep high C = 29.0 |Oct high C = 29.6 |Nov high C = 30.6 |Dec high C = 31.1 |year high C = 30.3 |Jan mean C = 26.9 |Feb mean C = 27.0 |Mar mean C = 27.1 |Apr mean C = 26.7 |May mean C = 25.8 |Jun mean C = 24.7 |Jul mean C = 24.4 |Aug mean C = 24.2 |Sep mean C = 24.6 |Oct mean C = 25.2 |Nov mean C = 26.1 |Dec mean C = 26.7 |year mean C = 25.8 |Jan low C = 22.4 |Feb low C = 22.5 |Mar low C = 22.4 |Apr low C = 22.2 |May low C = 21.3 |Jun low C = 20.3 |Jul low C = 20.0 |Aug low C = 19.7 |Sep low C = 20.2 |Oct low C = 20.8 |Nov low C = 21.7 |Dec low C = 22.3 |year low C = 21.3 |Jan record low C = 18.3 |Feb record low C = 18.0 |Mar record low C = 19.1 |Apr record low C = 17.5 |May record low C = 15.3 |Jun record low C = 15.3 |Jul record low C = 14.6 |Aug record low C = 14.4 |Sep record low C = 14.5 |Oct record low C = 15.7 |Nov record low C = 17.1 |Dec record low C = 17.4 |year record low C = 14.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 224.2 |Feb precipitation mm = 201.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 169.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 197.6 |May precipitation mm = 189.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 213.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 133.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 170.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 187.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 206.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 223.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 293.1 |year precipitation mm = 2409.0 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 16.5 |Feb precipitation days = 15.2 |Mar precipitation days = 12.6 |Apr precipitation days = 12.3 |May precipitation days = 11.7 |Jun precipitation days = 11.6 |Jul precipitation days = 10.9 |Aug precipitation days = 10.7 |Sep precipitation days = 11.9 |Oct precipitation days = 12.5 |Nov precipitation days = 14.1 |Dec precipitation days = 17.6 |year precipitation days = 157.6 |source 1 = Météo-France<ref>{{cite web | url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_98734005.pdf | title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records | language = fr | publisher = Météo-France | access-date = August 27, 2022}}</ref>}}
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