Destination
New Caledonia
Oceania · Noumea
When to go
Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Rainy season
Cyclone season
Air⌀ 23 °C
25
26
25
24
22
21
20
20
21
22
23
25
Sea⌀ 25 °C
28
28
27
27
25
23
22
22
23
24
25
27
Rainfall⌀ 186 mm
282
397
197
387
121
81
86
112
96
140
87
246
Wind⌀ 5 м/с
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Daylight⌀ 12 h
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
Tourism: 130K international tourists a year▲ +21% over 5 yearsmoderate
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports
Public holidays
National holidays — closures and days off.
All Saints' Day
November 1, 2026
Sun · in 33d
Armistice Day
November 11, 2026
Wed · in 43d
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026
Fri · in 87d
New Year's Eve
December 31, 2026
Thu · in 93d
New Year's Day
January 1, 2027
Fri · in 94d
Good Friday
March 26, 2027
Fri · in 178d
Labour Day
May 1, 2027
Sat · in 214d
Ascension Day
May 6, 2027
Thu · in 219d
Car rental & driving
Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.
Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.
Trafficright-hand
Health
Yellow fevercert. if from risk countries
Malariano risk
Tap watersafely managed water: 97%drinkable
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis B
Internet
Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.
Onlinemoderate82%
Mobile datapricey$3.8/GB
eSIM: Supported
Prices
Fuel
GasolineCFPF 179/L
DieselCFPF 181/L
About the country
- Capital
- Noumea
- Continent
- Oceania
- Population
- 284,060
- Area
- 19,060 km²
- Currency
- Franc · XPF
- Time zone
- 01:01UTC+11
- Sockets
- CF
- Calling code
- +687
- Languages
- French
220 V · 50 Hz