Friday, 14 August, in Noumea (New Caledonia): cloudy, light rain in places, moderately warm. During the day the air will warm up to +21°, at night around +17°. Wind up to 17 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. A T-shirt is comfortable during the day, but take a light sweater or windbreaker for the evening. The sea has warmed up to +22° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 06:19 and set at 17:38 — daylight lasts 11 hours.
Hourly weather in Noumea
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Noumea for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Fri 14.8
🌦️
💧 35%
+17°+21°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+21°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+17°
Drizzle · precipitation 35% · wind up to 17 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Today 15.8
🌦️
💧 65%
+16°+21°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+21°
Evening
🌇
+18°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 65% · wind up to 15 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Tomorrow 16.8
🌦️
💧 69%
+16°+21°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+21°
Evening
🌇
+18°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 69% · wind up to 19 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Mon 17.8
🌦️
💧 58%
+18°+21°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+21°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 58% · wind up to 25 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Tue 18.8
🌦️
💧 33%
+16°+20°
Morning
🌦️
+17°
Day
🌦️
+20°
Evening
🌇
+19°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 33% · wind up to 23 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Wed 19.8
🌦️
💧 31%
+16°+21°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+21°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 31% · wind up to 20 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Thu 20.8
🌦️
💧 47%
+16°+23°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+21°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 47% · wind up to 18 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Fri 21.8
🌤️
💧 43%
+15°+24°
Morning
🌤️
+18°
Day
🌤️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+15°
Mostly clear · precipitation 43% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 22.8
🌤️
💧 24%
+15°+25°
Morning
🌤️
+19°
Day
🌤️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+15°
Mostly clear · precipitation 24% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 23.8
🌦️
💧 20%
+15°+23°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+21°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 20% · wind up to 14 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Mon 24.8
☀️
💧 30%
+18°+24°
Morning
☀️
+20°
Day
☀️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+18°
Clear · precipitation 30% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 25.8
🌦️
💧 33%
+17°+24°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+17°
Drizzle · precipitation 33% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 26.8
🌦️
💧 21%
+18°+24°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 21% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 27.8
🌤️
💧 18%
+19°+25°
Morning
🌤️
+21°
Day
🌤️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+19°
Mostly clear · precipitation 18% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
0 / 100
for sea and sun · Bad
🏊 Swimming
41 / 100
water 22° · Average
🏃 Running
49 / 100
comfort for running · Average
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
35%
possible · moderate
✨ Stars
64 / 100
evening visibility · Average
🧺 Laundry drying
23 / 100
will dry outside · So-so
🚗 Car wash
53 / 100
no rain expected · Average
🌫️ Air quality
24
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 9PM10: 15O₃: 60NO₂: 1
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
17:38
Golden hour
17:07
Daylight
11 h (+1 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+22°
🌊 moderate, waves 1.4 m.
Noumea climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+28°
+23°
Jan
+28°
+24°
Feb
+27°
+23°
Mar
+26°
+22°
Apr
+24°
+20°
May
+23°
+19°
Jun
+22°
+17°
Jul
+22°
+17°
Aug
+23°
+18°
Sep
+25°
+19°
Oct
+26°
+20°
Nov
+27°
+22°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Sea
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+28°
+23°
+28°
142 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +23° at night. It's a rainy month (142 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
February
+28°
+24°
+28°
158 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (158 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. This is the hottest month of the year in Noumea.
March
+27°
+23°
+27°
192 mm
A comfortable month: +27° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (192 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
April
+26°
+22°
+27°
126 mm
One of the best times to visit: +26° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (126 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming.
May
+24°
+20°
+25°
101 mm
Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (101 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +25° — great for swimming.
June
+23°
+19°
+23°
82 mm
The most pleasant season: +23° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (82 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Water at +23° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
July
+22°
+17°
+22°
68 mm
One of the best times to visit: +22° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (68 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Water at +22° — great for swimming.
August
+22°
+17°
+22°
67 mm
Ideal weather: +22° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (67 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Water at +22° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
September
+23°
+18°
+23°
50 mm
The most pleasant season: +23° by day, comfortable all day long. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Water at +23° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
October
+25°
+19°
+24°
43 mm
One of the best times to visit: +25° by day, fresh nights. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +24° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
November
+26°
+20°
+25°
68 mm
Gentle warmth — about +26° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (68 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +25° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
December
+27°
+22°
+27°
91 mm
A comfortable month: +27° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (91 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
When to visit Noumea
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: September, October, November
Daytime air+23…+26°
Sea temperature+23…+25°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +23…+26° by day, little rain, warm sea (+23…25°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: April, May, June, July, August, December
Daytime air+22…+27°
Sea temperature+22…+27°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (67–126 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, March
Daytime air+27…+28°
Sea temperature+27…+28°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (142–192 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Noumea is September – November, and the most comfortable months are September, October, November. The toughest months to visit are January, February, March: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+21°
Normal for August
+22°
Deviation
1° colder than normal
A year ago on this day
+21°
Record for this date
+24° (2022)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Noumea
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