New Zealand States — Climate Month by Month
Compare all 17 subdivisions of New Zealand across the year.
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| Subdivision | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 18.7°C65.7°F 95 mm3.7″ | 18.9°C66°F 94 mm3.7″ | 18°C64.4°F 116 mm4.6″ | 15.6°C60.1°F 116 mm4.6″ | 13.1°C55.6°F 122 mm4.8″ | 11.1°C52°F 155 mm6.1″ | 10.3°C50.5°F 156 mm6.1″ | 10.9°C51.6°F 150 mm5.9″ | 12.2°C54°F 126 mm5″ | 13.6°C56.5°F 103 mm4.1″ | 15.3°C59.5°F 101 mm4″ | 17.1°C62.8°F 106 mm4.2″ |
| Bay of Plenty | 16.9°C62.4°F 121 mm4.8″ | 16.9°C62.4°F 113 mm4.4″ | 15.6°C60.1°F 157 mm6.2″ | 12.7°C54.9°F 129 mm5.1″ | 9.8°C49.6°F 137 mm5.4″ | 7.6°C45.7°F 162 mm6.4″ | 7°C44.6°F 154 mm6.1″ | 7.8°C46°F 168 mm6.6″ | 9.5°C49.1°F 154 mm6.1″ | 11.4°C52.5°F 127 mm5″ | 13.3°C55.9°F 122 mm4.8″ | 15.4°C59.7°F 148 mm5.8″ |
| Canterbury | 14.3°C57.7°F 119 mm4.7″ | 14.2°C57.6°F 84 mm3.3″ | 12.5°C54.5°F 113 mm4.4″ | 9.4°C48.9°F 112 mm4.4″ | 5.9°C42.6°F 128 mm5″ | 3.2°C37.8°F 109 mm4.3″ | 2.6°C36.7°F 124 mm4.9″ | 4°C39.2°F 126 mm5″ | 6.3°C43.3°F 149 mm5.9″ | 8.7°C47.7°F 159 mm6.3″ | 10.7°C51.3°F 125 mm4.9″ | 12.8°C55°F 128 mm5″ |
| Chatham Islands | 14.8°C58.6°F 63 mm2.5″ | 15.2°C59.4°F 64 mm2.5″ | 14.2°C57.6°F 85 mm3.3″ | 12.3°C54.1°F 80 mm3.1″ | 9.9°C49.8°F 101 mm4″ | 8.3°C46.9°F 113 mm4.4″ | 7.4°C45.3°F 106 mm4.2″ | 8.1°C46.6°F 98 mm3.9″ | 9.2°C48.6°F 98 mm3.9″ | 10.5°C50.9°F 77 mm3″ | 11.8°C53.2°F 74 mm2.9″ | 13.5°C56.3°F 78 mm3.1″ |
| Gisborne | 17.3°C63.1°F 110 mm4.3″ | 17.2°C63°F 106 mm4.2″ | 15.9°C60.6°F 161 mm6.3″ | 13.3°C55.9°F 132 mm5.2″ | 10.5°C50.9°F 139 mm5.5″ | 8.4°C47.1°F 188 mm7.4″ | 7.7°C45.9°F 169 mm6.7″ | 8.4°C47.1°F 184 mm7.2″ | 10.1°C50.2°F 154 mm6.1″ | 11.9°C53.4°F 111 mm4.4″ | 13.8°C56.8°F 110 mm4.3″ | 15.8°C60.4°F 128 mm5″ |
| Hawke's Bay | 16.7°C62.1°F 88 mm3.5″ | 16.5°C61.7°F 95 mm3.7″ | 15.1°C59.2°F 127 mm5″ | 12.3°C54.1°F 106 mm4.2″ | 9.4°C48.9°F 107 mm4.2″ | 7.3°C45.1°F 138 mm5.4″ | 6.6°C43.9°F 137 mm5.4″ | 7.4°C45.3°F 135 mm5.3″ | 9.2°C48.6°F 122 mm4.8″ | 11.2°C52.2°F 94 mm3.7″ | 13.2°C55.8°F 86 mm3.4″ | 15.2°C59.4°F 120 mm4.7″ |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 16.2°C61.2°F 100 mm3.9″ | 16.1°C61°F 86 mm3.4″ | 14.8°C58.6°F 108 mm4.3″ | 12°C53.6°F 99 mm3.9″ | 9.1°C48.4°F 125 mm4.9″ | 7°C44.6°F 129 mm5.1″ | 6.3°C43.3°F 138 mm5.4″ | 7.2°C45°F 131 mm5.2″ | 8.9°C48°F 137 mm5.4″ | 10.7°C51.3°F 123 mm4.8″ | 12.7°C54.9°F 111 mm4.4″ | 14.7°C58.5°F 129 mm5.1″ |
| Marlborough | 14.8°C58.6°F 109 mm4.3″ | 14.7°C58.5°F 78 mm3.1″ | 13.2°C55.8°F 107 mm4.2″ | 10.2°C50.4°F 118 mm4.6″ | 7°C44.6°F 138 mm5.4″ | 4.6°C40.3°F 127 mm5″ | 3.8°C38.8°F 154 mm6.1″ | 4.9°C40.8°F 151 mm5.9″ | 6.9°C44.4°F 152 mm6″ | 9.1°C48.4°F 144 mm5.7″ | 11.1°C52°F 125 mm4.9″ | 13.2°C55.8°F 124 mm4.9″ |
| Nelson | 15.9°C60.6°F 116 mm4.6″ | 15.9°C60.6°F 77 mm3″ | 14.7°C58.5°F 116 mm4.6″ | 12°C53.6°F 134 mm5.3″ | 9.2°C48.6°F 124 mm4.9″ | 6.9°C44.4°F 125 mm4.9″ | 6.2°C43.2°F 142 mm5.6″ | 7.1°C44.8°F 153 mm6″ | 8.9°C48°F 130 mm5.1″ | 10.7°C51.3°F 147 mm5.8″ | 12.5°C54.5°F 128 mm5″ | 14.5°C58.1°F 125 mm4.9″ |
| Northland | 18.5°C65.3°F 95 mm3.7″ | 18.9°C66°F 101 mm4″ | 18°C64.4°F 119 mm4.7″ | 15.9°C60.6°F 119 mm4.7″ | 13.6°C56.5°F 131 mm5.2″ | 11.8°C53.2°F 174 mm6.9″ | 10.9°C51.6°F 159 mm6.3″ | 11.3°C52.3°F 162 mm6.4″ | 12.4°C54.3°F 139 mm5.5″ | 13.6°C56.5°F 112 mm4.4″ | 15.2°C59.4°F 104 mm4.1″ | 17°C62.6°F 102 mm4″ |
| Otago | 13.6°C56.5°F 119 mm4.7″ | 13.5°C56.3°F 86 mm3.4″ | 11.7°C53.1°F 121 mm4.8″ | 8.7°C47.7°F 103 mm4.1″ | 5.3°C41.5°F 111 mm4.4″ | 2.5°C36.5°F 103 mm4.1″ | 2°C35.6°F 101 mm4″ | 3.6°C38.5°F 99 mm3.9″ | 5.9°C42.6°F 136 mm5.4″ | 8.2°C46.8°F 150 mm5.9″ | 10.1°C50.2°F 115 mm4.5″ | 12.2°C54°F 128 mm5″ |
| Southland | 13.2°C55.8°F 180 mm7.1″ | 13.2°C55.8°F 126 mm5″ | 11.8°C53.2°F 164 mm6.5″ | 9.4°C48.9°F 140 mm5.5″ | 6.6°C43.9°F 156 mm6.1″ | 4.3°C39.7°F 143 mm5.6″ | 3.9°C39°F 124 mm4.9″ | 5°C41°F 110 mm4.3″ | 6.8°C44.2°F 146 mm5.7″ | 8.5°C47.3°F 176 mm6.9″ | 10.1°C50.2°F 153 mm6″ | 12°C53.6°F 177 mm7″ |
| Taranaki | 16.7°C62.1°F 140 mm5.5″ | 16.8°C62.2°F 111 mm4.4″ | 15.7°C60.3°F 130 mm5.1″ | 13.2°C55.8°F 142 mm5.6″ | 10.6°C51.1°F 172 mm6.8″ | 8.6°C47.5°F 176 mm6.9″ | 7.8°C46°F 178 mm7″ | 8.6°C47.5°F 168 mm6.6″ | 10.1°C50.2°F 169 mm6.7″ | 11.7°C53.1°F 183 mm7.2″ | 13.4°C56.1°F 156 mm6.1″ | 15.3°C59.5°F 155 mm6.1″ |
| Tasman | 14.4°C57.9°F 155 mm6.1″ | 14.5°C58.1°F 116 mm4.6″ | 13°C55.4°F 149 mm5.9″ | 10.2°C50.4°F 174 mm6.9″ | 7.1°C44.8°F 190 mm7.5″ | 4.8°C40.6°F 184 mm7.2″ | 4°C39.2°F 194 mm7.6″ | 5°C41°F 184 mm7.2″ | 6.9°C44.4°F 205 mm8.1″ | 8.9°C48°F 210 mm8.3″ | 10.8°C51.4°F 192 mm7.6″ | 12.8°C55°F 203 mm8″ |
| Waikato | 17.4°C63.3°F 107 mm4.2″ | 17.6°C63.7°F 101 mm4″ | 16.2°C61.2°F 125 mm4.9″ | 13.4°C56.1°F 116 mm4.6″ | 10.5°C50.9°F 138 mm5.4″ | 8.4°C47.1°F 160 mm6.3″ | 7.7°C45.9°F 157 mm6.2″ | 8.6°C47.5°F 154 mm6.1″ | 10.2°C50.4°F 147 mm5.8″ | 12°C53.6°F 128 mm5″ | 13.9°C57°F 121 mm4.8″ | 15.9°C60.6°F 134 mm5.3″ |
| Wellington | 16.5°C61.7°F 79 mm3.1″ | 16.4°C61.5°F 69 mm2.7″ | 15.2°C59.4°F 101 mm4″ | 12.6°C54.7°F 96 mm3.8″ | 10°C50°F 132 mm5.2″ | 7.9°C46.2°F 139 mm5.5″ | 7.2°C45°F 153 mm6″ | 7.9°C46.2°F 133 mm5.2″ | 9.6°C49.3°F 115 mm4.5″ | 11.2°C52.2°F 100 mm3.9″ | 12.9°C55.2°F 90 mm3.5″ | 15°C59°F 100 mm3.9″ |
| West Coast | 13.5°C56.3°F 265 mm10.4″ | 13.7°C56.7°F 206 mm8.1″ | 12.3°C54.1°F 282 mm11.1″ | 9.6°C49.3°F 286 mm11.3″ | 6.4°C43.5°F 277 mm10.9″ | 4°C39.2°F 231 mm9.1″ | 3.5°C38.3°F 219 mm8.6″ | 4.5°C40.1°F 218 mm8.6″ | 6.3°C43.3°F 315 mm12.4″ | 8.2°C46.8°F 337 mm13.3″ | 10°C50°F 309 mm12.2″ | 12.1°C53.8°F 296 mm11.7″ |
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Frequently asked questions
Which state or province in New Zealand has the least rain?
Chatham Islands is the driest state or province in New Zealand, with approximately 1037 mm / 40.8 in of average annual rainfall.
Which state or province in New Zealand is warmest in July?
Northland is the warmest state or province in New Zealand in July, with an average temperature of 10.9°C / 51.6°F.
Which state or province in New Zealand is warmest in January?
Auckland is the warmest state or province in New Zealand in January, with an average temperature of 18.7°C / 65.7°F.
Which state or province in New Zealand has the mildest year-round climate?
Northland has the highest annual average temperature in New Zealand at 14.8°C / 58.6°F, while Otago has the lowest at 8.1°C / 46.6°F.
Which state or province in New Zealand has the most sunny months?
West Coast matches our sunny profiles (warm/mild with limited rain) for 0 months of the year — the most of any state or province in New Zealand.