Touho

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Touho
Locator map of Touho 2018.png
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Touho
Touho
Coordinates: 20°47′S165°14′E / 20.79°S 165.23°E / -20.79; 165.23 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 (20202026) Alphonse Poinine [1]
Area
1
283.0 km2 (109.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census) [2]
2,380
  Density8.4/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
Elevation0–1,069 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 is a municipality (commune) in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Touho lies on the east coast of the main island (Grande Terre) and is served by a road and an airfield.

Contents

The vocational school, Lycée Professionnel Augustin Ty, [3] was officially opened in 1994. It is located directly opposite the airport.

Geography

Climate

Touho has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). 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 33.4 °C (92.1 °F) on 22 March 2016; 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)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.1
(91.6)
33.1
(91.6)
33.4
(92.1)
32.1
(89.8)
30.6
(87.1)
29.7
(85.5)
29.4
(84.9)
28.6
(83.5)
30.5
(86.9)
30.3
(86.5)
31.9
(89.4)
31.6
(88.9)
33.4
(92.1)
Average high °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)
Average low °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)
Average precipitation 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)16.217.719.316.213.910.58.68.97.910.111.315.9156.4
Source: Météo-France [4]

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  4. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France . Retrieved August 27, 2022.