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Monthly climate in Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fairlie features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (37 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1275 mm (50.2 inches) and receives 147 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fairlie enjoys an average of 3005 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 54 minutes to 15 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Fairlie are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 15 °C (55 - 59 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 4 °C (37 - 39 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fairlie experiences 3 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 64 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fairlie, 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 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Fairlie usually has the most precipitation in July, November and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 137 mm (5.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fairlie are January, June and August. On average, 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fairlie, 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) 82 (3.2) 113 (4.5) 112 (4.4) 103 (4.0) 98 (3.9) 77 (3.0) 124 (4.9) 76 (3.0) 97 (3.8) 105 (4.1) 137 (5.4) 152 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 10 13 10 11 11 13 12 13 14 14 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Fairlie are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fairlie: May, June and July receive an average of 5 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fairlie, 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 281 299 265 231 197 162 176 212 250 277 312 337
Mean daily daylight hours 15h 2m 13h 51m 12h 20m 10h 49m 9h 33m 8h 54m 9h 14m 10h 20m 11h 47m 13h 18m 14h 40m 15h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Fairlie 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 Fairlie UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fairlie, 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 4 5 9 11 12