Hihifo District

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.

Hihifo
District
Map of Wallis Island showing the 3 districts:Hihifo is located in the north
Map of Wallis Island showing the 3 districts:
Hihifo is located in the north
Coordinates: 13°13′35″S 176°11′15″W
Country France
Territory Wallis and Futuna
IslandWallis
ChiefdomʻUvea
CapitalVaitupu
Area
 • Total23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,942
Time zoneUTC+12
No. of municipalities5

Geography

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]

VillagePopulation
Alele524
Vaitupu406
Mala'e504
Vailala341
Tufuone167

Climate

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)
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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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

References
  1. "Population municipale des villages des îles Wallis et Futuna (recensement 2018)". INSEE. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. "Climate of Hihifo 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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