New Caledonia

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Best time to visit New Caledonia

Best time to visit New Caledonia

The best time to visit New Caledonia is from january until december, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in New Caledonia is 28°C in february and the lowest is 21°C in july. The weather and climate of New Caledonia is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for New Caledonia is an 8,2. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

New Caledonia has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. If you want to know what the average temperature is in New Caledonia or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate New Caledonia per month

Climate data from: Nouméa
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 27 28 28 25 23 22 21 22 24 25 26 27
MM
rain		 89 mm 69 mm 128 mm 76 mm 59 mm 68 mm 52 mm 43 mm 27 mm 35 mm 56 mm 64 mm
All climate data from New Caledonia

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Hotels and apartments in New Caledonia

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Climate New Caledonia

Climate New Caledonia

Climate New Caledonia per Month

Climate New Caledonia per Month
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New Caledonia has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for New Caledonia is 23° degrees and there is about 766 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 78 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 6.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 27 28 28 25 23 22 21 22 24 25 26 27
Night
min °C		 23 24 23 22 21 19 18 18 18 20 21 22
MM
rain		 89 mm 69 mm 128 mm 76 mm 59 mm 68 mm 52 mm 43 mm 27 mm 35 mm 56 mm 64 mm
Rain
days		 19 20 23 20 20 17 17 14 13 16 17 19
Dry
days		 12 8 8 10 11 13 14 17 17 15 13 12
Sun hours
per day		 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 10
Wind force
in Bft		 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
UV-index 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
 

Climate New Caledonia january

On average, it is maximum 27° in january in New Caledonia and at least around 23° degrees. In january there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 89 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia february

On average, it is maximum 28° in february in New Caledonia and at least around 24° degrees. In february there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 69 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia march

On average, it is maximum 28° in march in New Caledonia and at least around 23° degrees. In march there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 128 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in New Caledonia.

Climate New Caledonia april

On average, it is maximum 25° in april in New Caledonia and at least around 22° degrees. In april there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 76 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia may

On average, it is maximum 23° in may in New Caledonia and at least around 21° degrees. In may there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 59 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia june

On average, it is maximum 22° in june in New Caledonia and at least around 19° degrees. In june there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 68 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia july

On average, it is maximum 21° in july in New Caledonia and at least around 18° degrees. In july there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 52 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia august

On average, it is maximum 22° in august in New Caledonia and at least around 18° degrees. In august there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 43 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia september

On average, it is maximum 24° in september in New Caledonia and at least around 18° degrees. In september there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia october

On average, it is maximum 25° in october in New Caledonia and at least around 20° degrees. In october there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 35 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia november

On average, it is maximum 26° in november in New Caledonia and at least around 21° degrees. In november there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 56 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Caledonia december

On average, it is maximum 27° in december in New Caledonia and at least around 22° degrees. In december there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 64 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in New Caledonia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast New Caledonia

14 day weather forecast New Caledonia

The weather for Nouméa in New Caledonia will be 20° till 24° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for New Caledonia is based on the weather in Nouméa.

Weather forecast this week
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Mo
19 Aug
Tu
20 Aug
We
21 Aug
Th
22 Aug
Fr
23 Aug
Sa
24 Aug
Su
25 Aug
  Gespreide bewolking Enkele wolken Broken wolken Gespreide bewolking Enkele wolken Broken wolken Bewolkt
Max (°C) 20° 20° 20° 21° 21° 19° 19°
Min (°C) 11° 11° 10° 10° 11° 11° 11°
Rainfall (mm) 0.3
mm
 0.5
mm
 1.3
mm
 0.1
mm
 0.7
mm
 0.6
mm
 0.3
mm
Rainfall (%) 25% 15% 30% 20% 20% 35% 25%
UV-index
UV-index 7 7 6 7 8 7 3

Weather forecast next week
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Mo
26 Aug
Tu
27 Aug
We
28 Aug
Th
29 Aug
Fr
30 Aug
Sa
31 Aug
Su
1 Sep
  Enkele wolken Bewolkt Broken wolken Light doucheregen Bewolkt Gespreide bewolking Gespreide bewolking
Max (°C) 22° 20° 20° 19° 23° 24° 24°
Min (°C) 12° 12° 12° 16° 15° 15° 14°
Rainfall (mm) 0.1
mm
 2.1
mm
 2.2
mm
 3.9
mm
 2.0
mm
 0.3
mm
 0.5
mm
Rainfall (%) 20% 65% 40% 80% 40% 10% 15%
UV-index
UV-index 8 4 6 3 3 5 7
About New Caledonia

About New Caledonia

New Caledonia is in the continental part Oceania and the capital is Nouméa. The total surface is 277.000 km² with 2.254 km of coastline and the population consists of 277.000 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 1,5x as big as New Zealand. If you want to call New Caledonia you have to use +687 or 00687 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +6875012457809 or 006875012457809.

New Caledonia is in a straight line at 2.426 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 3 hour and 05 min.

Time difference New Caledonia

Time difference New Caledonia

In New Caledonia it is now 11:06 o’clock in the morning on monday 19 august 2019. That is 1 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of New Caledonia is Pacific/Noumea and the Greenwich time is UTC+11.

Currency New Caledonia

Currency New Caledonia

In New Caledonia the CFP franc(franc Pacifique) is used to pay.

Exchange rate CFP franc(franc Pacifique) (XPF) 19 august 2019

1 CFP franc(franc Pacifique) = 0,01 New Zealand dollar
100 CFP franc(franc Pacifique) = 1,45 New Zealand dollar

1 New Zealand dollar = 69,20 CFP franc(franc Pacifique)
100 New Zealand dollar = 6.919,56 CFP franc(franc Pacifique)

Install exchange rate app

It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.

Bring your credit card

Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.

You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:

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Vaccinations New Caledonia

Vaccinations New Caledonia

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in New Caledonia.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Buiktyfus
  • Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
  • Hepatitis B
  • ZIKA-virus
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