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La Foa, New Caledonia climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
La Foa has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 17°C at night. Precipitation totals about 887 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 152 mm while October barely receives 36 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)La Foa climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 95 | 152 | 97 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 62 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 95 | 152 | 97 | 75 | 74 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 62 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 54 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 56 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 56 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Noumea, a weather station, about 89 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.