New Zealand Climate
Climate Zone and Historical Climate Data
New Zealand Climatic Classifications
| Code | Description | Group | Number of states/regions | States/regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cfb | Marine west coast, warm summer | Temperate | 17 | Auckland Bay Of Plenty Canterbury Chatham Islands Gisborne Hawke's Bay Manawatu-Wanganui Marlborough Nelson Northland Otago Southland Taranaki Tasman Waikato Wellington West Coast |
Summary: Most regions (17) in New Zealand lie in the Marine west coast, warm summer climate zone (Köppen: Cfb). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 16.54°C (61.77°F) in Northland to a low of 0.0°C (0°F) in Chatham Islands.
Climate New Zealand: Weather By Month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Nov | Oct | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.59(74.46) | 24.26(75.67) | 22.41(72.34) | 19.84(67.71) | 17.55(63.59) | 15.56(60.01) | 14.55(58.19) | 15.0(59.0) | 15.81(60.46) | 17.57(63.63) | 19.63(67.33) | 21.79(71.22) | 24.26(75.67) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.35(68.63) | 20.69(69.24) | 19.16(66.49) | 16.58(61.84) | 14.17(57.51) | 11.93(53.47) | 10.99(51.78) | 11.79(53.22) | 12.83(55.09) | 14.75(58.55) | 16.73(62.11) | 18.82(65.88) | 15.73(60.31) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.67(63.81) | 17.84(64.11) | 16.29(61.32) | 13.83(56.89) | 11.48(52.66) | 9.4(48.92) | 8.34(47.01) | 9.0(48.2) | 10.21(50.38) | 12.14(53.85) | 14.23(57.61) | 16.42(61.56) | 13.07(55.53) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.99(53.58) | 12.22(54.0) | 11.12(52.02) | 9.63(49.33) | 7.86(46.15) | 6.2(43.16) | 5.01(41.02) | 5.06(41.11) | 5.74(42.33) | 6.9(44.42) | 8.47(47.25) | 10.81(51.46) | 8.42(47.16) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.61(42.1) | 5.12(41.22) | 3.46(38.23) | 1.2(34.16) | -0.94(30.31) | -3.97(24.85) | -5.62(21.88) | -5.91(21.36) | -4.78(23.4) | -2.77(27.01) | 1.01(33.82) | 4.1(39.38) | -5.91(21.36) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 124.7(4.91) | 104.73(4.12) | 107.62(4.24) | 135.22(5.32) | 143.14(5.64) | 145.57(5.73) | 145.79(5.74) | 138.94(5.47) | 151.47(5.96) | 143.88(5.66) | 127.32(5.01) | 134.24(5.29) | 133.55(5.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.31 | 10.07 | 10.97 | 12.51 | 12.81 | 13.26 | 13.06 | 14.86 | 14.77 | 14.28 | 13.2 | 13.36 | 12.87 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.67 | 78.45 | 79.54 | 81.07 | 81.36 | 82.17 | 81.45 | 82.12 | 80.76 | 79.93 | 78.6 | 79.0 | 80.18 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 11.91 | 10.66 | 10.21 | 9.53 | 8.68 | 7.79 | 8.24 | 8.99 | 9.68 | 10.08 | 11.96 | 13.39 | 10.09 |
New Zealand Climate Graph
New Zealand’s Cities by Temperature
New Zealand’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:
| Northland | 16.54°C | 61.77°F | |
| Auckland | 16.26°C | 61.27°F | |
| Gisborne | 15.34°C | 59.61°F | |
| Waikato | 15.08°C | 59.14°F | |
| Taranaki | 15.05°C | 59.09°F | |
| Hawke's Bay | 14.74°C | 58.53°F | |
| Bay Of Plenty | 14.67°C | 58.41°F | |
| Wellington | 14.03°C | 57.25°F | |
| Tasman | 13.04°C | 55.47°F | |
| Marlborough | 13.04°C | 55.47°F | |
| Nelson | 13.04°C | 55.47°F | |
| West Coast | 12.32°C | 54.18°F | |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 10.87°C | 51.57°F | |
| Otago | 10.67°C | 51.21°F | |
| Southland | 8.63°C | 47.53°F | |
| Canterbury | 5.82°C | 42.48°F | |
| Chatham Islands | 0.0°C | 0°F |
Popular places in New Zealand
- Denniston West Coast
- Cheviot Canterbury
- Egmont Village Taranaki
- Awatere Southland
- Feilding Manawatu-Wanganui
- Kaitake Taranaki
- Beacon Rock Canterbury
- Ahaura West Coast
- Lake Tarawera Bay Of Plenty
- Tikipunga Northland
- Pukekohe Auckland
- Motu Gisborne
- Lytton West Gisborne
- Pukekura West Coast
- The Haystack Marlborough
- Ross West Coast
- Shakespeare Bay Marlborough
- Welcome Bay Bay Of Plenty
- Murchison Tasman
- Takapuwahia Wellington
- Bay Rock Southland
- Otorohanga Waikato
- Bayview Auckland
- Elsthorpe Hawke's Bay
- Northcote Auckland
- Lovers Rock West Coast
- Toi Toi Nelson
- Belleknowes Otago
- Beaumont Otago
- Motueka Valley Tasman
- Whenuakura Island Waikato
- Upper Moutere Tasman
- Kahurangi National Park West Coast
- West End Manawatu-Wanganui
- Bastia Hill Manawatu-Wanganui
- Harakeke Island Northland
- Matemateaonga Taranaki
- Mangatainoka Manawatu-Wanganui
- Curio Bay Southland
- Owhata Bay Of Plenty
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