Koné is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. Koné is the provincial seat of the North Province.
Koné | |
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Commune | |
![]() The main road in the centre of Koné | |
![]() Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Location of Koné ![]() | |
Coordinates: 21°03′32″S 164°51′06″E | |
Country | France |
Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
Province | North Province |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Gowecee |
Area 1 | 373.6 km2 (144.2 sq mi) |
Population (2019 census)[1] | 8,144 |
• Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
Ethnic distribution | |
• 2019 census | Kanaks 57.75% Europeans 14.35% Wallisians and Futunans 1.78% Mixed 12.71% Other 13.41% |
Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 98811 /98860 |
Elevation | 0–1,014 m (0–3,327 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers. |
Koné has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Koné is 23.7 °C (74.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,034.7 mm (40.74 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F), and lowest in July, at around 19.8 °C (67.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Koné was 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) on 12 February 1954; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 6.2 °C (43.2 °F) on 21 July 1997.
Climate data for Koné (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1952−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.8 (100.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
Average high °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 135.9 (5.35) |
186.4 (7.34) |
178.9 (7.04) |
81.5 (3.21) |
71.7 (2.82) |
73.4 (2.89) |
49.7 (1.96) |
50.0 (1.97) |
31.2 (1.23) |
29.7 (1.17) |
48.9 (1.93) |
97.4 (3.83) |
1,034.7 (40.74) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 78.0 |
Source: Météo-France[2] |
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