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Monthly climate in Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rakaia features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 893 mm (35.2 inches) and receives 123 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rakaia enjoys an average of 2960 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 Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Rakaia 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 7 to 8 °C (45 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rakaia experiences 20 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 6 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rakaia, 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 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Rakaia usually has the most precipitation in July, November and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 96 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rakaia are February, August and September. On average, 60 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rakaia, 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) 62 (2.4) 61 (2.4) 73 (2.9) 80 (3.2) 65 (2.6) 69 (2.7) 94 (3.7) 59 (2.3) 60 (2.4) 75 (3.0) 95 (3.8) 99 (3.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 7 11 10 9 9 11 10 11 14 10 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Rakaia are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rakaia: May, June and July receive an average of 5 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rakaia, 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 275 292 264 227 198 162 178 210 242 281 302 324
Mean daily daylight hours 15h 0m 13h 49m 12h 20m 10h 50m 9h 35m 8h 57m 9h 16m 10h 21m 11h 47m 13h 17m 14h 38m 15h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Rakaia 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 Rakaia UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rakaia, 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 10 12