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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Poindimié

Poindimié (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃dimje]) 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
Source 2: Service de la météorologie de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Climate of Poindimié 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved April 7, 2022.