Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 32°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 maximum | 31°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 high | 29°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 mean | 25°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 low | 21°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 minimum | 19°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) |
Minimum | 16°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Poya, North Province, New Caledonia with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 22 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 257 | 290 | 296 | 270 | 260 | 239 | 268 | 278 | 290 | 315 | 321 | 323 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 15m | 12h 47m | 12h 11m | 11h 34m | 11h 4m | 10h 50m | 10h 57m | 11h 23m | 11h 57m | 12h 34m | 13h 6m | 13h 23m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |