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Monthly climate in Whangarei Heads, Northland, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Whangarei Heads features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1012 mm (39.8 inches) and receives 128 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Whangarei Heads enjoys an average of 3169 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 45 minutes to 14 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Whangarei Heads, Northland, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Whangarei Heads are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 13 °C (55 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Whangarei Heads 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 Whangarei Heads, 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)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°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
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Whangarei Heads, Northland, New Zealand §

Whangarei Heads usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 12 rainy days and 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Whangarei Heads are January, November and December. On average, 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Whangarei Heads, 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) 48 (1.9) 90 (3.5) 75 (3.0) 93 (3.7) 72 (2.8) 132 (5.2) 95 (3.7) 91 (3.6) 95 (3.7) 95 (3.7) 70 (2.8) 55 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 9 12 11 9 12 12 14 13 12 11 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Whangarei Heads, Northland, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Whangarei Heads are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Whangarei Heads: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Whangarei Heads, 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 287 286 287 240 218 191 220 235 264 286 307 341
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 15m 13h 23m 12h 16m 11h 8m 10h 13m 9h 45m 9h 58m 10h 47m 11h 51m 12h 59m 13h 59m 14h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Whangarei Heads, Northland, New Zealand §

Whangarei Heads experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 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 Whangarei Heads UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Whangarei Heads, 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 11 7 5 3 3 5 7 10 12 14