Touho | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Location of Touho  | |
| Coordinates:20°47′S165°14′E / 20.79°S 165.23°E /-20.79; 165.23 | |
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | North Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alphonse Poinine[1] |
Area 1 | 283.0 km2 (109.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[2] | 2,380 |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2019 census | Kanaks 81.01% Europeans 6.47% Wallisians and Futunans 0.17% Mixed 9.37% Other 2.98% |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98830 /98831 |
| Elevation | 0–1,069 m (0–3,507 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. | |
Touho (French pronunciation:[tu.o]) is acommune in theNorth Province ofNew Caledonia, an overseas territory ofFrance in thePacific Ocean. Touho lies on the east coast of the main island (Grande Terre) and is served by a road and anairfield.
The vocational school, Lycée Professionnel Augustin Ty,[3] was officially opened in 1994. It is located directly opposite the airport.
Touho has atropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classificationAf). The average annual temperature in Touho is 24.3 °C (75.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,368.1 mm (93.23 in) with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in August, at around 21.5 °C (70.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Touho was 34.1 °C (93.4 °F) on 27 February 2025; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 10.2 °C (50.4 °F) on 23 September 1994.
| Climate data for Touho(Touho Airport, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1993−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.1 (91.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.1 (93.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.0 (80.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.3 (75.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 14.3 (57.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 11.4 (52.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 10.2 (50.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 298.4 (11.75) | 333.7 (13.14) | 377.0 (14.84) | 256.1 (10.08) | 187.5 (7.38) | 138.5 (5.45) | 102.8 (4.05) | 110.5 (4.35) | 96.8 (3.81) | 106.3 (4.19) | 143.2 (5.64) | 217.3 (8.56) | 2,368.1 (93.23) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.2 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 156.4 |
| Source:Météo-France[4] | |||||||||||||
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