Touho

Touho (French pronunciation: [tu.o] ^ⓘ) is a 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.

Touho
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Touho
Coordinates: 20°47′S 165°14′E
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.

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 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)
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)
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)	16.2	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]