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Monthly climate in Mornington, Otago, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mornington features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 14 °C (58 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 913 mm (35.9 inches) and receives 154 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mornington enjoys an average of 2834 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 41 minutes to 15 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mornington, Otago, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Mornington are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 14 °C (57 - 58 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (46 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mornington experiences 0 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 Mornington, Otago, 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 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Average low 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mornington, Otago, New Zealand §

Mornington usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 98 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mornington are March, June and August. On average, 56 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mornington, Otago, 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) 98 (3.9) 103 (4.0) 59 (2.3) 78 (3.1) 60 (2.4) 57 (2.3) 75 (2.9) 52 (2.0) 64 (2.5) 83 (3.3) 92 (3.6) 92 (3.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 11 11 11 10 12 13 14 13 14 15 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Mornington, Otago, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Mornington are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mornington: May, June and July receive an average of 5 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mornington, Otago, 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 252 276 252 214 187 160 170 196 243 257 302 319
Mean daily daylight hours 15h 15m 13h 58m 12h 21m 10h 45m 9h 23m 8h 41m 9h 2m 10h 13m 11h 46m 13h 23m 14h 51m 15h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Mornington, Otago, New Zealand §

Mornington experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 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 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mornington UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mornington, Otago, 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 11 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 8 9 12