Commune in New Caledonia, France
Poindimié is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean . The Poindimié Islands , a group of seven tiny islets where seabirds and sea turtles nest, lies off the coast of the commune.
Climate
Poindimié has a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af ). Although there is no dry season, rainfall does show a strong peak in the late southern summer, and a minimum from August to October.
Climate data for Poindimié (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1964−present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
33.8 (92.8)
34.2 (93.6)
34.4 (93.9)
32.8 (91.0)
31.2 (88.2)
30.2 (86.4)
29.0 (84.2)
30.3 (86.5)
32.1 (89.8)
31.0 (87.8)
33.0 (91.4)
33.3 (91.9)
34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
29.5 (85.1)
29.9 (85.8)
29.5 (85.1)
28.4 (83.1)
26.9 (80.4)
25.5 (77.9)
24.8 (76.6)
24.7 (76.5)
25.6 (78.1)
26.5 (79.7)
27.5 (81.5)
28.6 (83.5)
27.3 (81.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)
26.4 (79.5)
26.8 (80.2)
26.5 (79.7)
25.3 (77.5)
23.6 (74.5)
22.2 (72.0)
21.2 (70.2)
21.1 (70.0)
22.0 (71.6)
23.1 (73.6)
24.2 (75.6)
25.5 (77.9)
24.0 (75.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
23.3 (73.9)
23.7 (74.7)
23.4 (74.1)
22.1 (71.8)
20.3 (68.5)
18.9 (66.0)
17.6 (63.7)
17.5 (63.5)
18.4 (65.1)
19.7 (67.5)
21.0 (69.8)
22.4 (72.3)
20.7 (69.3)
Record low °C (°F)
17.6 (63.7)
17.9 (64.2)
16.2 (61.2)
15.8 (60.4)
13.5 (56.3)
12.5 (54.5)
11.2 (52.2)
11.0 (51.8)
12.5 (54.5)
12.5 (54.5)
13.1 (55.6)
14.8 (58.6)
11.0 (51.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
313.2 (12.33)
326.2 (12.84)
395.8 (15.58)
258.5 (10.18)
194.6 (7.66)
155.6 (6.13)
116.0 (4.57)
101.4 (3.99)
102.7 (4.04)
96.8 (3.81)
144.7 (5.70)
221.1 (8.70)
2,426.6 (95.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
17.9
18.6
19.9
16.6
13.9
11.0
9.2
8.4
8.4
11.0
12.1
16.3
163.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours
186.9
158.8
163.5
165.3
153.1
148.2
174.3
186.6
195.5
207.9
186.3
192.0
2,118.2
Source 1: Météo-France [3]
Source 2: Service de la météorologie de la Nouvelle-Calédonie [4]
References
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