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Monthly climate in Ruawai, Northland, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ruawai features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1045 mm (41.2 inches) and receives 139 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ruawai enjoys an average of 3139 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ruawai, Northland, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Ruawai are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 14 °C (56 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ruawai 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 Ruawai, Northland, 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 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ruawai, Northland, New Zealand §

Ruawai usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 16 rainy days and 121 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ruawai are January, November and December. On average, 55 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ruawai, Northland, 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) 46 (1.8) 69 (2.7) 76 (3.0) 95 (3.7) 89 (3.5) 116 (4.6) 125 (4.9) 120 (4.7) 106 (4.2) 84 (3.3) 64 (2.5) 55 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 6 10 12 11 15 15 18 15 12 10 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Ruawai, Northland, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Ruawai are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ruawai: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ruawai, Northland, 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 282 282 288 235 216 189 216 235 260 280 310 340
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 17m 13h 24m 12h 16m 11h 8m 10h 11m 9h 43m 9h 57m 10h 46m 11h 51m 13h 0m 14h 1m 14h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Ruawai, Northland, New Zealand §

Ruawai 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 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ruawai UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ruawai, Northland, 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 14 10 7 5 3 3 5 7 10 11 13