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Regional slice of New Zealand with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Mar.

Range
8–19 °C
Compare
−1.2°C vs. New Zealand mean
Country
New Zealand
TZ
Pacific/Auckland
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12-month climate · Canterbury

How the year moves in Canterbury

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Canterbury itself rather than over New Zealand as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyCanterbury, New Zealand. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (7.6), highest in January (19.3). Monthly means: 19.3, 19.3, 17.4, 14.4, 11.5, 8.1, 7.6, 8.6, 10.9, 13.3, 16.0, 17.8.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January19.3
February19.3
March17.4
April14.4
May11.5
June8.1
July7.6
August8.6
September10.9
October13.3
November16.0
December17.8
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyCanterbury, New Zealand. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in August (91), highest in December (133). Monthly means: 108, 101, 98, 105, 111, 91, 131, 91, 115, 132, 130, 133.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January108
February101
March98
April105
May111
June91
July131
August91
September115
October132
November130
December133
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyCanterbury, New Zealand. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in June (3.5), highest in January (8.4). Monthly means: 8.4, 7.6, 6.2, 5.3, 4.3, 3.5, 4.0, 5.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.9, 7.9.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.4
February7.6
March6.2
April5.3
May4.3
June3.5
July4.0
August5.3
September6.4
October7.1
November7.9
December7.9
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