Goro, New Caledonia

Goro is a major mining settlement in South Province, New Caledonia. The Goro mine is one of the world's biggest nickel mines.

Goro nickel mine

22°17′S 167°01′E

Climate

Goro has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Goro is 21.4 °C (70.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,856.4 mm (112.46 in) with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 24.7 °C (76.5 °F), and lowest in August, at around 18.3 °C (64.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Goro was 32.1 °C (89.8 °F) on 1 March 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 10.7 °C (51.3 °F) on 4 September 2017.

Climate data for Goro (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2010−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.8
(87.4)
31.6
(88.9)
32.1
(89.8)
30.0
(86.0)
28.5
(83.3)
27.3
(81.1)
27.4
(81.3)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
27.7
(81.9)
30.4
(86.7)
31.9
(89.4)
32.1
(89.8)
Average high °C (°F) 27.0
(80.6)
27.2
(81.0)
26.7
(80.1)
25.1
(77.2)
23.4
(74.1)
22.0
(71.6)
21.0
(69.8)
21.3
(70.3)
22.2
(72.0)
23.5
(74.3)
25.0
(77.0)
26.1
(79.0)
24.2
(75.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.1
(75.4)
24.7
(76.5)
24.1
(75.4)
22.7
(72.9)
20.9
(69.6)
19.4
(66.9)
18.3
(64.9)
18.3
(64.9)
19.0
(66.2)
20.5
(68.9)
21.9
(71.4)
23.3
(73.9)
21.4
(70.5)
Average low °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
22.1
(71.8)
21.6
(70.9)
20.2
(68.4)
18.4
(65.1)
16.9
(62.4)
15.6
(60.1)
15.3
(59.5)
15.8
(60.4)
17.5
(63.5)
18.8
(65.8)
20.4
(68.7)
18.7
(65.7)
Record low °C (°F) 15.6
(60.1)
16.3
(61.3)
17.4
(63.3)
16.2
(61.2)
13.8
(56.8)
12.0
(53.6)
10.9
(51.6)
10.8
(51.4)
10.7
(51.3)
12.6
(54.7)
13.2
(55.8)
15.3
(59.5)
10.7
(51.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 364.5
(14.35)
355.6
(14.00)
439.4
(17.30)
287.7
(11.33)
209.9
(8.26)
177.1
(6.97)
216.4
(8.52)
131.2
(5.17)
128.7
(5.07)
118.6
(4.67)
137.5
(5.41)
289.8
(11.41)
2,856.4
(112.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.6 19.4 21.6 19.3 17.9 14.9 15.9 11.6 9.6 11.3 10.7 14.7 184.4
Source: Météo-France[1]

References

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