Pouébo

Commune in New Caledonia, France
Location of Pouébo
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Coordinates: (2020–2026) Florentin Dedane[1]Area
1
202.8 km2 (78.3 sq mi)Population
 (2019 census)[2]
2,144 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)Ethnic distribution
 • 2019 censusKanaks 93.89%
Europeans 2.29%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.19%
Mixed 1.07%
Other 2.57%Time zoneUTC+11:00INSEE/Postal code
98824 /98824
Elevation0–1,406 m (0–4,613 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)1 New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers.

Pouébo is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

Geography

Climate

Pouébo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Pouébo is 24.5 °C (76.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,996.0 mm (78.58 in) with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.1 °C (80.8 °F), and lowest in August, at around 21.7 °C (71.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pouébo was 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) on 7 February 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 13.0 °C (55.4 °F) on 24 July 2004.

Climate data for Pouébo (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1992−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.3
(93.7) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.1
(93.4) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.1
(89.8) 		29.9
(85.8) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		32.4
(90.3) 		34.4
(93.9) 		35.0
(95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.1
(86.2) 		29.1
(84.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		26.4
(79.5) 		27.2
(81.0) 		28.2
(82.8) 		29.4
(84.9) 		27.9
(82.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.9
(80.4) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		22.7
(72.9) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.8
(73.0) 		23.8
(74.8) 		24.8
(76.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		24.5
(76.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.7
(74.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		20.9
(69.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.2
(64.8) 		19.1
(66.4) 		20.3
(68.5) 		21.4
(70.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		21.2
(70.2)
Record low °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		17.3
(63.1) 		15.1
(59.2) 		14.5
(58.1) 		13.0
(55.4) 		13.7
(56.7) 		14.3
(57.7) 		15.5
(59.9) 		16.7
(62.1) 		18.1
(64.6) 		13.0
(55.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 305.1
(12.01) 		297.8
(11.72) 		327.0
(12.87) 		178.3
(7.02) 		158.7
(6.25) 		124.5
(4.90) 		75.3
(2.96) 		67.0
(2.64) 		62.2
(2.45) 		72.1
(2.84) 		132.2
(5.20) 		195.8
(7.71) 		1,996
(78.58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.4 16.7 16.4 11.7 10.1 8.6 6.2 6.8 6.2 8.5 10.8 14.7 134.1
Source: Meteociel[3]

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Pouebo (988)". Meteociel. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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