Ouvéa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇨 New Caledonia · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Ouvéa is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with July and August close behind. Ouvéa averages about 2,854 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,854
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,256 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Ouvéa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ouvéa is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (68/100, 156 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ouvéa?
Ouvéa gets a lot of sun: around 2,854 hours a year. September (86/100) is noticeably better than January (68). It ranks #3 of 11 destinations in New Caledonia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,762 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 41% of the annual 1,256 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 156 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 144 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 209 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 68 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 150 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 103 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| June | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 82 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 61 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 58 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 86 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 55 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 85 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 61 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 82 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 73 mm | 12 | 26° / 79°F |
| December | 77 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 104 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Ouvéa by month
The sea off Ouvéa 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 · 157 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 180 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 375 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 575 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 1,185 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 1,290 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lifou New Caledonia · 71 km · 2,722 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tiga New Caledonia · 138 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Touho New Caledonia · 138 km · 2,729 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Maré New Caledonia · 179 km · 2,791 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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