Monthly climate in Fayaoue, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fayaoue features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1318 mm (51.9 inches) and receives 140 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fayaoue enjoys an average of 3323 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 53 minutes to 13 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Fayaoue, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia §

The warmest months in Fayaoue are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (72 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fayaoue experiences 177 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fayaoue, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(80°F)
26°C
(80°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(78°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(82°F)
26°C
(80°F)
25°C
(78°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(80°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
26°C
(79°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
26°C
(78°F)
Average low 26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(71°F)
22°C
(71°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(72°F)
24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(73°F)
21°C
(71°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Fayaoue, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia §

Fayaoue usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 17 rainy days and 184 mm (7.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fayaoue are June, July and September. On average, 37 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fayaoue, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 141 (5.5) 191 (7.5) 148 (5.8) 212 (8.3) 141 (5.5) 45 (1.8) 29 (1.1) 80 (3.1) 36 (1.4) 107 (4.2) 54 (2.1) 135 (5.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 17 19 17 14 7 7 5 5 10 10 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Fayaoue, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia §

The sunniest months in Fayaoue are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fayaoue: January, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fayaoue, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 250 286 293 260 261 232 257 266 281 303 312 315
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 12m 12h 45m 12h 11m 11h 36m 11h 7m 10h 53m 11h 0m 11h 24m 11h 57m 12h 33m 13h 4m 13h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Fayaoue, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia §

Fayaoue experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Fayaoue UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fayaoue, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 16 15 12 9 7 8 10 12 13 14 15