Oceania · Beach travel

Best time to visit Noumea

Early Sep, Late Sep–Early Oct, Late Oct, Mid Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.3°C, with 2.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Noumea
Photo: Pilettes (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 18.2-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Noumea season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 42.0)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 40.1)Late Jan: Fair (season score 32.6)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 19.8)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 24.7)Late Feb: Fair (season score 37.6)Early Mar: Fair (season score 29.7)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 19.6)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 23.1)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 26.3)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 37.9)Late Apr: Okay (season score 51.5)Early May: Okay (season score 46.9)Mid May: Okay (season score 53.5)Late May: Okay (season score 49.9)Early Jun: Okay (season score 53.9)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 53.3)Late Jun: Good (season score 57.3)Early Jul: Good (season score 58.0)Mid Jul: Good (season score 60.5)Late Jul: Good (season score 58.7)Early Aug: Good (season score 66.7)Mid Aug: Good (season score 68.7)Late Aug: Good (season score 65.7)Early Sep: Great (season score 74.3)Mid Sep: Good (season score 70.7)Late Sep: Great (season score 73.3)Early Oct: Great (season score 80.4)Mid Oct: Good (season score 68.5)Late Oct: Great (season score 71.9)Early Nov: Good (season score 68.5)Mid Nov: Great (season score 72.6)Late Nov: Good (season score 62.4)Early Dec: Good (season score 62.7)Mid Dec: Good (season score 64.8)Late Dec: Okay (season score 52.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

View original advisory (Japanese)

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair26.7°C5.155.3%
FebruaryOff-season27.4°C5.757.9%
MarchOff-season26.9°C5.860.5%
AprilFair25.8°C5.160.1%
MayOkay24.4°C4.662.7%
JuneOkay23.1°C4.161.9%
JulyGood22.1°C4.057.8%
AugustGood21.7°C2.954.2%
SeptemberGreat22.4°C2.947.6%
OctoberGreat23.5°C2.647.2%
NovemberGood24.5°C3.349.2%
DecemberGood26.0°C4.150.5%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.