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Monthly climate in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Akaroa features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 16 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 685 mm (27.0 inches) and receives 107 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Akaroa enjoys an average of 3046 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 57 minutes to 15 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Akaroa are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Akaroa experiences 2 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Akaroa usually has the most precipitation in April, June and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 73 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Akaroa are February, March and September. On average, 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51 (2.0) 38 (1.5) 49 (1.9) 69 (2.7) 51 (2.0) 75 (2.9) 64 (2.5) 51 (2.0) 46 (1.8) 56 (2.2) 60 (2.4) 76 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 5 8 10 8 10 12 10 9 11 8 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Akaroa are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Akaroa: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 279 299 267 231 204 164 185 220 250 293 313 334
Mean daily daylight hours 15h 1m 13h 49m 12h 20m 10h 50m 9h 35m 8h 57m 9h 15m 10h 21m 11h 47m 13h 17m 14h 39m 15h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Akaroa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Akaroa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 12 9 6 3 2 2 3 5 9 10 12