Easter Island is in the temperate zone, at 27° 9' south latitude. Thus it is out of the tropics, so do not expect to find the kind of climate one normally associates with Pacific islands such as Tahiti. While it rarely gets any hotter than 85°F [29.4°C], it can feel very muggy and uncomfortable in the austral Summer (December-March). Winters are mild, with a low of around 57°F [13.8°C], but it can feel a lot colder than that with the wind-chill factored in. The wind blows constantly, sometimes from several directions at once. This tends to keep the temperature fairly cool. The visitor to the island is advised to take along a windbreaker, sweater, sweatshirt, and a hat with chin straps to keep it from blowing off. Hiking boots are recommended. The island is very rocky and once off the designated roads or paths, it can be rough walking. Rainfall averages around 44" [1,118 mm] a year, but this is variable. Some droughts have been reported. Heavy rainfall and storms occasionally hit the island, particularly in the Winter months (June-August) but cyclones or hurricanes do not occur in this part of the Pacific. A tsunami hit the island in 1960, the result of an earthquake in South America. The surge did great damage to the ahu at Tongariki, but otherwise did not affect the island. Earthquakes have been recorded in historic times. We know little about these from the prehistoric period, but some archaeologists believe that earthquakes may have been the cause of many statues falling from their ahu (ceremonial platforms).
		average temperature, precipitation, & humidity   max temp min temp rain rain days hum- idity (%) month ° F ° C ° F ° C in. mm Jan 79 26 67 19 2.9 74.5 15 79 Feb 81 27 67 19 3.2 83.7 7 77 Mar 79 26 68 20 3.8 98.9 16 80 Apr 76 24 65 18 5.0 130.4 15 80 May 76 24 63 17 5.4 141.1 12 80 Jun 70 20 61 16 4.4 115.8 16 82 Jul 70 20 59 15 4.3 108.1 12 82 Aug 70 20 59 15 3.5 90.0 9 82 Sep 70 20 59 15 3.6 92.1 14 81 Oct 72 22 59 15 3.4 85.0 6 76 Nov 74 23 63 17 2.8 72.2 9 81 Dec 77 25 65 18 2.9 75.7 9 79
		Average water temperature is around 65° F / 18° C.
		weather trends 1950 - 2000 (click on one of the charts below to see a larger view)
		temp (°F) temp (°C) precip. (in.) precip (mm)
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