When to go · Nouméa
Nouméa, month by month
The best months for Nouméa: May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedHot, humid; cyclone season.30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedHot, wet; cyclone risk.30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchMixedHot, humid; cyclone risk easing.29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodCooler, drier; good month.28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatMild, dry, clear lagoon.26 °C (79 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 10 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGoodCool, dry; comfortable walking.25 °C (77 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 10 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGoodCool, dry; whale season starts in the south.24 °C (75 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- AugustGoodDry, cooler evenings.24 °C (75 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatWarm, dry; good beach weather.25 °C (77 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- OctoberGreatWarm, sunny; Citizenship Day on Sep 24.27 °C (81 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatWarm, dry before the wet season.28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 6 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberMixedHot; holiday crowds and cyclone-season start.30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Nouméa, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Sep: Great
Daytime high
May: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Sep: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Sep: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Sep: 6 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Sep: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Sep: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Sep: 2
May: Mild, dry, clear lagoon.
September: Warm, dry; good beach weather.
Nouméa: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.