Nouméa
The largest Francophone city in Oceania, Nouméa is the capital of New Caledonia — a French special collectivity in the South Pacific — with a walkable centre dense with cafés and restaurants, colonial mansions, and beaches within easy reach. The city sits on a peninsula with a protected deepwater harbour on the main island of Grande Terre, and draws a notably diverse population of European, Melanesian, Polynesian, Indonesian, and Vietnamese communities.
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- Population93,060
- Nearest water from center 1.5 km0.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
Nearest airports
Nouméa: quick answers
Where is Nouméa?
Nouméa is in New Caledonia.
How do you get to Nouméa?
The nearest airport is Nouméa (GEA), about 13 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Nouméa?
The warmest month is February, averaging 25°C76°F across day and night; the coolest is August, at 18°C65°F. The wettest month is March, with about 215 mm8.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Nouméa?
OpenStreetMap lists 8 museums, 71 restaurants and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Nouméa?
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