Nouméa in December

Hot; holiday crowds and cyclone-season start.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatMild, dry, clear lagoon.
• SeptemberGreatWarm, dry; good beach weather.
• OctoberGreatWarm, sunny; Citizenship Day on Sep 24.
• NovemberGreatWarm, dry before the wet season.

• NouméaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 8 days
• Nouméa and the west coast, New Caledonia · Nouméa, Bourail, La Foa, Konéhot

  Drier side of Grande Terre; 30 °C (86 °F) and humid in the hot season, 20–24 °C (68–75 °F) and windy in the cool season (June–August).Drier side of Grande Terre; 86 °F (30 °C) and humid in the hot season, 68–75 °F (20–24 °C) and windy in the cool season (June–August).

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Christmas

  25 December · Citywide

  Public holiday; shops closed; the start of the summer holidays.

• Cyclone season

  Dec–Apr

  Storms can close airports and cancel ferries; keep a buffer day.

• Southern summer holidays

  Mid-Dec to late Jan

  Beaches, hotels and island ferries are busy with residents.

Crowds · New Caledonia overall

High

Prices · New Caledonia overall

High

New Caledonia overall: Summer holidays start mid-month; hot, and the cyclone season opens.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Nouméa, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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