Pouembout
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Pouembout
|commune status = Commune
|province = North Province
|image = PouemboutRond-point.jpg
|caption = Traditional architecture in Pouembout
|map size = 270px
|adjustable map = Locator map of Pouembout 2018.png
|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
|INSEE = 98825
|postal code = 98825
|term = 2020–2026
|coordinates = {{coord|-21.1279|164.8883|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 10
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 1134
|area km2 = 674.3
|population = 2752
|population date = 2019 census
|ethnic = Kanaks 36.41%
Europeans 26.34%
Wallisians and Futunans 1.82%
Mixed 18.13%
Other 17.3%
|ethnic date = 2019 census
}}
Pouembout ({{IPA|fr|pwɛ̃but}}) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
Geography
=Climate=
Pouembout has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Pouembout is {{cvt|23.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1002.6|mm}} with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around {{cvt|27.0|C}}, and lowest in July, at around {{convert|19.6|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Pouembout was {{cvt|37.9|C}} on 19 November 1968; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|6.0|C}} on 26 July 1970.
{{Weather box
|location= Pouembout (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1962−2009)
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|Jan record high C = 37.3
|Feb record high C = 37.3
|Mar record high C = 35.5
|Apr record high C = 34.0
|May record high C = 34.1
|Jun record high C = 32.9
|Jul record high C = 31.1
|Aug record high C = 32.0
|Sep record high C = 34.3
|Oct record high C = 34.6
|Nov record high C = 37.9
|Dec record high C = 37.1
|year record high C = 37.9
|Jan high C = 31.9
|Feb high C = 31.8
|Mar high C = 31.1
|Apr high C = 29.8
|May high C = 28.0
|Jun high C = 26.2
|Jul high C = 25.2
|Aug high C = 25.6
|Sep high C = 27.3
|Oct high C = 29.1
|Nov high C = 30.3
|Dec high C = 31.4
|year high C = 29.0
|Jan mean C = 26.8
|Feb mean C = 27.0
|Mar mean C = 26.2
|Apr mean C = 24.7
|May mean C = 22.7
|Jun mean C = 20.9
|Jul mean C = 19.6
|Aug mean C = 19.8
|Sep mean C = 21.1
|Oct mean C = 23.0
|Nov mean C = 24.5
|Dec mean C = 25.9
|year mean C = 23.5
|Jan low C = 21.7
|Feb low C = 22.1
|Mar low C = 21.4
|Apr low C = 19.5
|May low C = 17.5
|Jun low C = 15.7
|Jul low C = 14.0
|Aug low C = 14.0
|Sep low C = 14.8
|Oct low C = 16.8
|Nov low C = 18.8
|Dec low C = 20.4
|year low C = 18.0
|Jan record low C = 14.0
|Feb record low C = 13.6
|Mar record low C = 12.0
|Apr record low C = 10.1
|May record low C = 8.5
|Jun record low C = 6.5
|Jul record low C = 6.0
|Aug record low C = 6.5
|Sep record low C = 7.5
|Oct record low C = 6.2
|Nov record low C = 11.0
|Dec record low C = 11.0
|year record low C = 6.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 158.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 156.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 157.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 68.7
|May precipitation mm = 72.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 48.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 44.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 29.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 32.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 58.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 108.7
|year precipitation mm = 1002.6
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 9.2
|Feb precipitation days = 10.7
|Mar precipitation days = 11.0
|Apr precipitation days = 6.6
|May precipitation days = 5.9
|Jun precipitation days = 6.5
|Jul precipitation days = 5.3
|Aug precipitation days = 4.9
|Sep precipitation days = 3.1
|Oct precipitation days = 3.8
|Nov precipitation days = 5.4
|Dec precipitation days = 7.8
|year precipitation days = 80.3
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=98825001|title=Normales et records pour Pouembout (988)|publisher=Meteociel|access-date=3 June 2022}}}}
References
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{{Administrative divisions of New Caledonia}}
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Category:Communes of New Caledonia
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