Mont-Dore
City in New Caledonia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
MONT-DORE Nouvelle Calédonie: MONT DORE, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Mont-Dore is a city in New Caledonia, in South Province. About 24,680 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of New Caledonia in our atlas.
It lies at 22.26° S, 166.57° E, about 11 m (36 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Noumea time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Mont-Dore. Green dots: other major cities of New Caledonia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mont-Dore has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 20°C (67°F). Around 1,057 mm (42 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in New CaledoniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2140066 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q9732 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- MONT-DORE Nouvelle Calédonie: MONT DORE, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)