Poindimié (French: [pwɛ̃dimje] ⓘ, Paicî: Pwêêdi Wiimîâ) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The Poindimié Islands, a group of seven tiny islets where seabirds and sea turtles nest, lies off the coast of the commune.

Climate

Poindimié has a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Although there is no dry season, rainfall does show a strong peak in the late southern summer, and a minimum from August to October.

Climate data for Poindimié (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1964−present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.8 (92.8)34.2 (93.6)34.4 (93.9)32.8 (91.0)31.2 (88.2)30.2 (86.4)29.0 (84.2)30.3 (86.5)32.1 (89.8)31.0 (87.8)33.0 (91.4)33.3 (91.9)34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.5 (85.1)29.9 (85.8)29.5 (85.1)28.4 (83.1)26.9 (80.4)25.5 (77.9)24.8 (76.6)24.7 (76.5)25.6 (78.1)26.5 (79.7)27.5 (81.5)28.6 (83.5)27.3 (81.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.4 (79.5)26.8 (80.2)26.5 (79.7)25.3 (77.5)23.6 (74.5)22.2 (72.0)21.2 (70.2)21.1 (70.0)22.0 (71.6)23.1 (73.6)24.2 (75.6)25.5 (77.9)24.0 (75.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.3 (73.9)23.7 (74.7)23.4 (74.1)22.1 (71.8)20.3 (68.5)18.9 (66.0)17.6 (63.7)17.5 (63.5)18.4 (65.1)19.7 (67.5)21.0 (69.8)22.4 (72.3)20.7 (69.3)
Record low °C (°F)17.6 (63.7)17.9 (64.2)16.2 (61.2)15.8 (60.4)13.5 (56.3)12.5 (54.5)11.2 (52.2)11.0 (51.8)12.5 (54.5)12.5 (54.5)13.1 (55.6)14.8 (58.6)11.0 (51.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)313.2 (12.33)326.2 (12.84)395.8 (15.58)258.5 (10.18)194.6 (7.66)155.6 (6.13)116.0 (4.57)101.4 (3.99)102.7 (4.04)96.8 (3.81)144.7 (5.70)221.1 (8.70)2,426.6 (95.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)17.918.619.916.613.911.09.28.48.411.012.116.3163.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours186.9158.8163.5165.3153.1148.2174.3186.6195.5207.9186.3192.02,118.2
Source 1: Météo-France
Source 2: Service de la météorologie de la Nouvelle-Calédonie