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Monthly climate in Kone, New Caledonia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kone features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1017 mm (40.0 inches) and receives 109 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Kone enjoys an average of 3403 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 51 minutes to 13 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kone, New Caledonia

The warmest months in Kone are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kone experiences 255 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 Kone. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(85°F)		31°C
(87°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(87°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(80°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(87°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(89°F)
Average high30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(79°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		26°C
(78°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)		24°C
(76°F)		22°C
(73°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(78°F)
Average low23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(71°F)		20°C
(67°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(62°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum21°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(69°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(61°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(57°F)		15°C
(60°F)		17°C
(62°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Minimum19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(57°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(61°F)		18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kone, New Caledonia

Kone usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 153 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Kone are June, September and November. On average, 29 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kone. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)145 (5.7)174 (6.9)109 (4.3)136 (5.3)60 (2.4)26 (1.0)50 (2.0)46 (1.8)22 (0.9)69 (2.7)40 (1.6)141 (5.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)13181612744425717

Monthly sunshine hours in Kone, New Caledonia

The sunniest months in Kone are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Kone: January, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kone. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours255286296270261241270275288313320322
Mean daily daylight hours13h 14m12h 46m12h 11m11h 35m11h 6m10h 51m10h 58m11h 24m11h 57m12h 33m13h 5m13h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Kone, New Caledonia

Kone experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Kone UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kone. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)161615129781012131516