Maré weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇨 New Caledonia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Maré is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with November and August close behind. Maré averages about 2,791 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
- 2,791
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,154 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 41 m
When is the best time to visit Maré?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Maré is September, then November and August. The dullest month is March (68/100, 178 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Maré?
Maré gets a lot of sun: around 2,791 hours a year. September (86/100) is noticeably better than March (68). It ranks #5 of 11 destinations in New Caledonia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,762 hours. The year's 1,154 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 | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 134 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 74 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 118 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 68 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 178 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 143 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 76 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 104 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 80 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 86 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 83 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 69 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 84 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 65 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 86 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 49 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 82 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 71 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 59 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| December | 81 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 78 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Maré by month
The sea off Maré is warmest in January at around 28°C / 82°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 New Caledonia · 183 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 198 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 422 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 670 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 1,068 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 1,165 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tiga New Caledonia · 49 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Lifou New Caledonia · 114 km · 2,722 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Île des Pins New Caledonia · 137 km · 2,806 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Ouvéa New Caledonia · 179 km · 2,854 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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