Best time to visit New Caledonia
Our pick for sun: June, September to October.
The best months
- SunJune, September to October
- BeachJanuary to February, May, October to December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Fair, 55/100, Cyclone season | Fair, 55/100, Cyclone season | Fair, 45/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Fair, 53/100, Cyclone season | Good, 67/100 | Good, 70/100 | Good, 68/100 | Good, 68/100 | Good, 77/100 | Good, 79/100 | Good, 67/100, Cyclone season | Good, 60/100, Cyclone season |
| Beach | Fair, 58/100, Cyclone season | Fair, 59/100, Cyclone season | Fair, 47/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Fair, 53/100, Cyclone season | Good, 63/100 | Fair, 44/100 | Best avoided, 30/100 | Best avoided, 27/100 | Fair, 43/100 | Good, 60/100 | Good, 64/100, Cyclone season | Good, 60/100, Cyclone season |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 23°C | 26°C | 149 mm |
| February | 27°C | 23°C | 27°C | 153 mm |
| March | 26°C | 23°C | 27°C | 199 mm |
| April | 25°C | 22°C | 26°C | 134 mm |
| May | 23°C | 20°C | 25°C | 108 mm |
| June | 22°C | 19°C | 24°C | 86 mm |
| July | 21°C | 17°C | 23°C | 72 mm |
| August | 21°C | 17°C | 22°C | 73 mm |
| September | 22°C | 18°C | 22°C | 54 mm |
| October | 23°C | 19°C | 23°C | 46 mm |
| November | 24°C | 20°C | 24°C | 72 mm |
| December | 26°C | 22°C | 25°C | 97 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 17 h 15 min
- From YYZ : about 16 h 40 min
- From YVR : about 13 h
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).