France
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
133km²
Area
80km
Coastline
1,207m
Highest point
Mount Tohivea
16,191
People
29°C
Warmest sea
March
6,104km
To the mainland
When to go to Moorea
Best for the beach from May to September.
The sea is warmest in March (29 °C) and coolest in September (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in French Polynesia
Moorea is an volcanic island in France. It covers 133 km², with 80 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Tohivea, rises to 1,207 m. About 16,191 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 6,104 km away.
Getting there
- Moorea Temae Airport (MOZ)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at BES airport (Brest)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesCoco beach restaurant
- 6,104 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From May to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Moorea.
- 24beachesTa’ahiamanu, To’atea / Temae Beach, Ta'ahiamanu beach and 21 more
- 31viewpointsBelvedere Lookout, Three Coconuts Lookout, Toatea Lookout and 28 more
- 5ferry terminalsMoorea, Moorea - terminal Ameriti 5, Cruise Berth for Tender and 2 more
- 3marinasMarina de Papetoai, Marina de Vaiare
- 40named peaksTohi'e'a, Tamarutoofa, Mt Rotu'i and 37 more
- 25waterfallsVaioro Waterfall, Putoa Waterfall, Cascade de Te-'avaro and 22 more
- 8ruins and archaeological sitesMarae Ahu o Mahine, Marae Umarea, Marae i Afare'aito and 5 more
- 4dive centresScubapiti, Moorea Deep Blue, Moorea Blue Diving and 1 more
- 1campsitesCamping Nelson
- 104hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 56restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Moorea in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Moorea, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
1waterfallCascadyas
Beach with the warmest sea
28.9°C
Anse de Robinson
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
1 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- “Putoa Falls” (Afareaitu Waterfall)
Cascadyas is coming soonOpen Cascadyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 192 m above the sea. 61 % of it is below 200 m.
- 22 %0–50 m
- 39 %50–200 m
- 33 %200–500 m
- 6 %500–1,000 m
- <1 %1,000–2,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Paopao4,221 people
- Haapiti3,959 people
- Afareaitu3,213 people
- Teavaro2,289 people
- Papetoai1,964 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 184 | 171 | 130 | 115 | 88 | 68 | 52 | 48 | 39 | 82 | 114 | 218 |
| Wet days | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | −0.3 | −0.5 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.7 | −0.3 |
| 2023 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2024 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q673400) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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