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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 86°F, while the coldest is August averaging around 63°F at night. Precipitation totals about 35 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 6.0 inches while October barely receives 1.42 inches.
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 (°F) | 85 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Avg low (°F) | 74 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 72 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 70 |
| Avg low (°F) | 74 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 74 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 69 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Avg low (°F) | 64 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 72 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
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.