Tiga weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇨 New Caledonia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Tiga is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with August and July close behind. Tiga averages about 2,745 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
- 2,745
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,192 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 34 m
When is the best time to visit Tiga?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tiga is September, then August and July. The dullest month is March (68/100, 203 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tiga?
Tiga gets a lot of sun: around 2,745 hours a year. September (86/100) is noticeably better than March (68). It ranks #8 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 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 125 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 68 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 203 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 140 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 99 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°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 | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 83 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 66 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| December | 79 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 88 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Tiga by month
The sea off Tiga 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 · 189 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 194 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 382 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 625 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 1,076 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 1,177 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Maré New Caledonia · 49 km · 2,791 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Lifou New Caledonia · 69 km · 2,722 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Ouvéa New Caledonia · 138 km · 2,854 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Île des Pins New Caledonia · 170 km · 2,806 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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