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

Range
12–20 °C
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+0.9°C vs. New Zealand mean
Country
New Zealand
TZ
Pacific/Auckland
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12-month climate · Wellington

How the year moves in Wellington

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Wellington 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 climatologyWellington, New Zealand. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (11.9), highest in February (20.3). Monthly means: 19.9, 20.3, 18.7, 16.7, 14.6, 12.6, 11.9, 12.0, 13.1, 14.8, 16.9, 18.7.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January19.9
February20.3
March18.7
April16.7
May14.6
June12.6
July11.9
August12.0
September13.1
October14.8
November16.9
December18.7
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyWellington, New Zealand. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (69), highest in July (111). Monthly means: 69, 84, 79, 90, 94, 95, 111, 101, 100, 90, 102, 109.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January69
February84
March79
April90
May94
June95
July111
August101
September100
October90
November102
December109
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyWellington, New Zealand. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in June (3.4), highest in January (8.6). Monthly means: 8.6, 8.0, 6.3, 5.5, 4.3, 3.4, 3.9, 4.7, 5.7, 6.9, 7.8, 8.3.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.6
February8.0
March6.3
April5.5
May4.3
June3.4
July3.9
August4.7
September5.7
October6.9
November7.8
December8.3
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