Goro, New Caledonia

Goro nickel mine

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

22°17′S 167°01′E﻿ / ﻿22.283°S 167.017°E﻿ / -22.283; 167.017

## Climate

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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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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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1. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

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