Lifou weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇨 New Caledonia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Lifou is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with August and July close behind. Lifou averages about 2,722 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 49 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,722
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,192 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 28 m
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When is the best time to visit Lifou?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lifou is September, then August and July. The dullest month is March (67/100, 203 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lifou?
Lifou gets a lot of sun: around 2,722 hours a year. September (86/100) is noticeably better than March (67). It ranks #10 of 11 destinations in New Caledonia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,762 hours. The year's 1,192 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 | 69 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 140 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 125 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 203 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 140 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 99 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| June | 79 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 89 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 83 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 66 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 84 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 62 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 86 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 49 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 83 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 65 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 83 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 66 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| December | 79 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 88 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Lifou by month
The sea off Lifou is warmest in January at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in August at 24°C / 75°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 (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 174 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 183 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 360 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 586 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 1,121 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 1,225 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tiga New Caledonia · 69 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Ouvéa New Caledonia · 71 km · 2,854 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Maré New Caledonia · 114 km · 2,791 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Île des Pins New Caledonia · 203 km · 2,806 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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