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Monthly climate in Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Picton features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1007 mm (39.7 inches) and receives 114 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Picton enjoys an average of 3175 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 13 minutes to 15 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Picton are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 10 °C (49 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Picton experiences 2 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 Picton, Marlborough, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand §

Picton usually has the most precipitation in April, July and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Picton are January, February and March. On average, 60 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Picton, Marlborough, 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) 36 (1.4) 74 (2.9) 71 (2.8) 108 (4.2) 94 (3.7) 81 (3.2) 108 (4.3) 84 (3.3) 87 (3.4) 80 (3.2) 81 (3.2) 104 (4.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 6 8 9 9 10 12 11 11 10 10 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Picton are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Picton: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Picton, Marlborough, 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 299 304 289 238 219 178 197 233 262 292 316 345
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 45m 13h 40m 12h 19m 10h 57m 9h 48m 9h 13m 9h 30m 10h 30m 11h 48m 13h 11m 14h 25m 15h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand §

Picton experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Picton UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Picton, Marlborough, 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 13 9 7 4 2 2 4 6 9 11 13