Koumac
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Europeans 28.16%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.98%
Mixed 22.51%
Other 10.02%
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
Koumac (French pronunciation: [kumak]) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
History
On 5 January 1977 about 46% of the territory of Koumac was detached and became the commune of Poum.
The town of Koumac serves as a regional centre for the far north region of Grande Terre island. It has good connections north and south by road, and several shops, industrial suppliers, and utilities. It is a centre for mining employment, formerly dominated by the mine at Tiébaghi which closed in 1990, and other current operations. Koumac Airport is located a couple kilometres north of the commune with regular flights to Nouméa.
Climate
Koumac has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), although there is still some rain in the dry season which peaks between July and October.
Climate data for Koumac, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1951–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.9 (94.8) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.1 (95.2) | 33.8 (92.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.2 (90.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.5 (88.7) | 33.5 (92.3) | 34.6 (94.3) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.0 (96.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.2 (81.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.6 (81.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.1 (73.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.7 (74.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 19.9 (67.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 15.1 (59.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 8.7 (47.7) | 8.2 (46.8) | 8.5 (47.3) | 9.3 (48.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 8.2 (46.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 157.7 (6.21) | 145.2 (5.72) | 161.9 (6.37) | 80.7 (3.18) | 79.6 (3.13) | 77.2 (3.04) | 45.3 (1.78) | 39.7 (1.56) | 27.8 (1.09) | 23.3 (0.92) | 48.6 (1.91) | 97.8 (3.85) | 984.8 (38.76) |
Average precipitation days | 9.6 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 70.3 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 235.3 | 198.9 | 201.2 | 206.9 | 192.3 | 185.0 | 206.8 | 224.7 | 239.5 | 261.8 | 250.9 | 256.4 | 2,659.7 |
Source: Météo-France[3] |
Famous people
Athlete Arnjolt Beer was born here.[4]
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
- ^ "Météo-France: Historical Weather for Koumac, New Caledonia" (PDF). Météo-France. 2022. Retrieved on February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Arnjolt Beer". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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