Île des Pins weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇨 New Caledonia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Île des Pins is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with October and August close behind. Île des Pins averages about 2,806 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 49 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,806
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 1,101 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 95 m
When is the best time to visit Île des Pins?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Île des Pins is September, then October and August. The dullest month is March (68/100, 165 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Île des Pins?
Île des Pins gets a lot of sun: around 2,806 hours a year. September (87/100) is noticeably better than March (68). It ranks #4 of 11 destinations in New Caledonia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,762 hours. The year's 1,101 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 129 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 77 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 103 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 68 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 165 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 73 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 123 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 78 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 96 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| June | 80 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 84 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 82 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 76 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 83 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 67 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| September | 87 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 49 mm | 9 | 23° / 73°F |
| October | 86 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 54 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 82 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 72 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| December | 80 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 83 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Île des Pins by month
The sea off Île des Pins is warmest in January at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in July at 23°C / 73°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 108 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 143 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 551 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 788 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 1,171 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 1,263 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Maré New Caledonia · 137 km · 2,791 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tiga New Caledonia · 170 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Lifou New Caledonia · 203 km · 2,722 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Ouvéa New Caledonia · 235 km · 2,854 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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