Travel Risk Atlas

French Polynesia

Polynesia · Capital Papeetē

Level 1 United States Exercise Normal Precautions FCDO United Kingdom No advisory against travel Green Netherlands Green — you can travel Level 1 Canada Take normal security precautions

Each opens that government's own advisory for French Polynesia — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

12.3 Very low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 25th safest of 220

3 of 7 pillars estimated from neighbouring countries — global datasets don't cover French Polynesia separately.

an aerial view of a tropical island in the middle of the ocean
Photo: Fabien BELLANGER / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives French Polynesia as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

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What governments advise No specific warning

Overseas territories, shown separately so the main map stays readable

Marquesas Islands — No specific warningMarquesas Islands — No specific warningMarquesas Islands — No specific warningMarquesas Islands — No specific warningMarquesas Islands — No specific warningMarquesas Islands — No specific warningMarquesas Islands — No specific warning
Marquesas Islands · Marquesas Islands · Marquesas Islands
Austral Islands — No specific warningAustral Islands — No specific warningAustral Islands — No specific warning
Austral Islands · Austral Islands · Austral Islands
Austral Islands — No specific warning
Austral Islands

What the warnings actually cover

  • Whole country — No specific warning. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.

Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Natural hazards · estimated
10% of score
31/100
55th of 220
Crime
15% of score
27/100
66th of 220
Road & transport · estimated
10% of score
27/100
88th of 220
Political stability
10% of score
17/100
12th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
5/100
11th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
0/100
24th of 220
Conflict & terrorism · estimated
15% of score
0/100
6th of 220

Biggest factor here: natural hazards. Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, drought and tsunami exposure.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
112
French system — Police 17 · Ambulance 15 · Fire 18
Currency
XPF ₣
Languages
French
Visa (EU passport)
Visa free
US: 90 days visa-free · UK: 90 days visa-free
Population
282k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Papeetē
Driving
On the right
Power
Type A, B, E
220-240V
Safely managed water
90%
Mostly, but not everywhere · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+689
GDP per capita
$22k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
300k
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Papeetē (the middle of the country — there is no capital in the dataset), over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around All year.

Daytime high hot
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain. French Polynesia is big. These numbers describe Papeetē only — elsewhere in the country can be nothing like it.

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for French Polynesia:

CDC Travelers' HealthTravelHealthPro (NHS/UKHSA)

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.