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Monthly climate in Whangarei, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Whangarei features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 989 mm (38.9 inches) and receives 133 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Whangarei 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, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Whangarei are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Whangarei experiences 26 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, 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 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Whangarei, New Zealand §

Whangarei usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 12 rainy days and 106 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Whangarei are January, May and December. On average, 57 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Whangarei, 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) 49 (1.9) 84 (3.3) 72 (2.8) 88 (3.5) 64 (2.5) 119 (4.7) 99 (3.9) 91 (3.6) 99 (3.9) 93 (3.7) 72 (2.8) 59 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 9 13 11 8 11 13 15 13 12 13 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Whangarei, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Whangarei are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Whangarei: 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, 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 9m 10h 13m 9h 45m 9h 59m 10h 47m 11h 51m 12h 59m 13h 59m 14h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Whangarei, New Zealand §

Whangarei 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 UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Whangarei, 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