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Monthly climate in Poya, New Caledonia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Poya features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1525 mm (60.1 inches) and receives 175 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Poya enjoys an average of 3412 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Poya, New Caledonia

The warmest months in Poya are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Poya experiences 228 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 Poya. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(89°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(87°F)		31°C
(88°F)
Average high29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(78°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(77°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(76°F)		23°C
(74°F)		21°C
(70°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(67°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(76°F)
Average low21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(64°F)		15°C
(60°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(58°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(65°F)		15°C
(60°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		10°C
(50°F)		9°C
(49°F)		11°C
(52°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(57°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Minimum16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(62°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)		9°C
(48°F)		8°C
(47°F)		10°C
(50°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(55°F)		16°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Poya, New Caledonia

Poya usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 218 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Poya are June, July and September. On average, 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Poya. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)214 (8.4)226 (8.9)181 (7.1)193 (7.6)88 (3.5)36 (1.4)51 (2.0)62 (2.4)34 (1.3)137 (5.4)89 (3.5)215 (8.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)17222321158776121522

Monthly sunshine hours in Poya, New Caledonia

The sunniest months in Poya are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 26 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Poya: January, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Poya. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours257290296270260239268278290315321323
Mean daily daylight hours13h 15m12h 47m12h 11m11h 34m11h 4m10h 50m10h 57m11h 23m11h 57m12h 34m13h 6m13h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Poya, New Caledonia

Poya 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 Poya UV Index data.

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