Annual precipitation in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Annual precipitation was 1,856 millimeters in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual precipitation in New Caledonia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millimeters.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 1,856 millimeters for annual precipitation in 2025.
The figure is up 29.0% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual precipitation in New Caledonia peaked at 2,451 millimeters in 2022 and was at its lowest, 735.98 millimeters, in 1993.
New Caledonia ranks 34th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,223 millimeters | 744.39 millimeters | 1,760 millimeters | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,335 millimeters | 776.32 millimeters | 1,893 millimeters | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,484 millimeters | 990.66 millimeters | 2,285 millimeters | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,454 millimeters | 994.8 millimeters | 1,936 millimeters | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,429 millimeters | 817.79 millimeters | 2,239 millimeters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,294 millimeters | 735.98 millimeters | 2,111 millimeters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,382 millimeters | 1,195 millimeters | 1,712 millimeters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,433 millimeters | 961.55 millimeters | 2,106 millimeters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,762 millimeters | 1,330 millimeters | 2,451 millimeters | 6 |
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More reference data data for New Caledonia
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.3959 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3994 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4653 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.02 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4155 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 106.96 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Precipitation anomalies 493 millimeters (2025)
- Milk production 344 tonnes (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1,285 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual precipitation in New Caledonia?
- Annual precipitation in New Caledonia was 1,856 millimeters in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual precipitation recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,451 millimeters in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual precipitation recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 735.98 millimeters in 1993.
- How does New Caledonia rank for annual precipitation?
- New Caledonia ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual precipitation rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual precipitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.