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Monthly climate in Napier, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Napier features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 890 mm (35.0 inches) and receives 115 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Napier enjoys an average of 3017 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 23 minutes to 14 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Napier, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Napier are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (52 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Napier experiences 12 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 Napier, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Napier, New Zealand §

Napier usually has the most precipitation in April, June and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 95 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Napier are January, February and August. On average, 56 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Napier, 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) 45 (1.8) 62 (2.5) 76 (3.0) 91 (3.6) 70 (2.8) 106 (4.2) 77 (3.0) 59 (2.3) 87 (3.4) 69 (2.7) 72 (2.8) 75 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 7 10 9 10 12 11 11 10 9 9 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Napier, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Napier are January, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Napier: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Napier, 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 283 276 268 230 211 169 197 227 245 280 295 331
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 35m 13h 35m 12h 18m 11h 1m 9h 56m 9h 23m 9h 39m 10h 36m 11h 49m 13h 7m 14h 17m 14h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Napier, New Zealand §

Napier experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Napier UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Napier, 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) 14 13 9 7 4 3 3 4 6 9 11 13