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Monthly climate in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Leeston features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 763 mm (30.0 inches) and receives 111 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Leeston enjoys an average of 3024 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 56 minutes to 15 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Leeston are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (46 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Leeston experiences 25 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Leeston, 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 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Minimum 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Leeston usually has the most precipitation in July, November and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 81 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Leeston are February, August and September. On average, 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Leeston, 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) 54 (2.1) 48 (1.9) 61 (2.4) 73 (2.9) 56 (2.2) 65 (2.6) 79 (3.1) 53 (2.1) 51 (2.0) 60 (2.4) 78 (3.1) 84 (3.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 6 10 9 9 9 11 10 9 11 8 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Leeston are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Leeston: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Leeston, 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 279 296 267 231 202 166 183 217 248 291 309 331
Mean daily daylight hours 15h 1m 13h 49m 12h 20m 10h 50m 9h 35m 8h 56m 9h 15m 10h 21m 11h 47m 13h 17m 14h 39m 15h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Leeston 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 Leeston UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Leeston, 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