Nouméa monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Nouméa

Nouméa average temperature chart (Celsius) Nouméa average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Nouméa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.9 29 28.5 26.9 25.2 23.8 22.6 22.8 23.8 25.5 27.1 28.2
°F 84.1 84.1 83.3 80.4 77.4 74.8 72.7 73 74.9 78 80.8 82.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Nouméa monthly rainfall chart (mm) Nouméa monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Nouméa (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 117 129 136 103 86 121 74 68 40 52 59 75
inches 4.6 5.1 5.3 4 3.4 4.8 2.9 2.7 1.6 2 2.3 3
Rainy days 14 14 17 14 16 17 15 13 9 9 10 11

Average annual rainfall in Nouméa: 1203.367mm (473.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Nouméa

Nouméa average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Nouméa
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.8 7.6 6.8 7 6.1 5.6 6.3 6.9 7.8 8.4 8.7 8.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Nouméa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Nouméa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Nouméa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.7 22.9 22.6 21 19.3 17.9 16.5 16.5 17 18.7 20.4 21.6
Max °C 29.1 29.1 28.7 27.1 25.4 23.9 22.8 23 24 25.7 27.3 28.4
Min °F 72.9 73.2 72.6 69.7 66.7 64.2 61.6 61.6 62.6 65.7 68.6 70.9
Max °F 78.6 78.8 78.1 75.2 72.1 69.6 67.3 67.5 68.9 72 74.8 77

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Nouméa average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Nouméa average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Nouméa in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.6 27.1 26.9 26.2 25.1 24 23.1 22.6 22.8 23.4 24.4 25.6
°F 79.9 80.8 80.5 79.1 77.2 75.1 73.7 72.7 73 74.2 76 78.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Nouméa average winspeed by month (km/h) Nouméa average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Nouméa (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14
mph 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Nouméa relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Nouméa
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
77% 79% 79% 78% 77% 79% 76% 75% 72% 72% 73% 74%

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Nouméa weather stats

Nouméa weather statistics
Hottest month: February 29°C 84.2°F
Driest month: September 40mm 1.6ins
Sunniest month: October 8.4hrs
Coldest month: July 22.6°C 72.7°F
Wettest month: March 136mm 5.4ins
Warmest sea: February 27.1°C 80.8°F
Map showing location of Nouméa (-22.27631, 166.4572) Nouméa map pin © Google

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