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Monthly climate in New Brighton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification New Brighton features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 695 mm (27.3 inches) and receives 100 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.New Brighton enjoys an average of 3046 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 58 minutes to 15 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in New Brighton, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The warmest months in New Brighton are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 63 °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, New Brighton experiences 3 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 New Brighton, 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)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 26°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)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°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)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in New Brighton, Canterbury, New Zealand §

New Brighton usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 73 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in New Brighton are February, August and September. On average, 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in New Brighton, 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) 47 (1.8) 40 (1.6) 55 (2.2) 70 (2.8) 52 (2.1) 66 (2.6) 66 (2.6) 46 (1.8) 46 (1.8) 56 (2.2) 68 (2.7) 81 (3.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 6 9 8 7 8 10 8 8 10 8 11

Monthly sunshine hours in New Brighton, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in New Brighton are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in New Brighton: 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 New Brighton, 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 14h 59m 13h 49m 12h 20m 10h 51m 9h 36m 8h 58m 9h 16m 10h 22m 11h 47m 13h 17m 14h 38m 15h 21m

Solar UV radiation in New Brighton, Canterbury, New Zealand §

New Brighton 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 New Brighton UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for New Brighton, 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