New Zealand · Regional climate

West Coastwhen to go

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

Range: 8–18 °C
Compare: −1.9°C vs. New Zealand mean
Country: New Zealand
TZ: Pacific/Auckland

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12-month climate · West Coast

How the year moves in West Coast

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

Temperature°C

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)
January	17.9
February	17.8
March	16.4
April	13.6
May	11.2
June	8.9
July	8.1
August	8.7
September	10.1
October	12.0
November	14.6
December	16.4

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	260
February	239
March	233
April	255
May	304
June	210
July	279
August	248
September	339
October	322
November	306
December	306

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	7.5
February	7.0
March	5.5
April	4.3
May	3.2
June	3.2
July	3.2
August	4.2
September	4.8
October	5.4
November	6.7
December	7.1

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