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Solar data for New Caledonia
Across the 3 places in New Caledonia the best fixed tilt for solar panels is 19°, and flat ground gets 5.3 to 5.3 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in New Caledonia at a glance
Averages over 3 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing north.
- 5.27 peak sun hours a day
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in New Caledonia is Nouméa (South Province) with 5.27 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Dumbéa with 5.25. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,610 kWh a year in Dumbéa to 1,616 kWh in Nouméa — 1,613 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt is 19° everywhere. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 44° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.91 kWh per kWp a day in Dumbéa and 1.92 kWh in Nouméa.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Largest places in New Caledonia at a glance
Daylight and clock time in New Caledonia
In Dumbéa (22.2° S), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 13 h 30 min and the shortest 10 h 47 min; in Nouméa (22.3° S), the southernmost, 13 h 30 min and 10 h 46 min. New Caledonia does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific/Noumea | 3 | UTC+11 | no daylight saving time |