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Monthly climate in Rahotu, Taranaki, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rahotu features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (75 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1829 mm (72.0 inches) and receives 191 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rahotu enjoys an average of 3108 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 26 minutes to 14 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rahotu, Taranaki, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Rahotu are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 12 °C (53 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rahotu 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 Rahotu, Taranaki, 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
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rahotu, Taranaki, New Zealand §

Rahotu usually has the most precipitation in April, July and August, with an average of 18 rainy days and 200 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rahotu are January, February and November. On average, 98 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rahotu, Taranaki, 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) 95 (3.8) 82 (3.2) 145 (5.7) 187 (7.4) 172 (6.8) 141 (5.6) 212 (8.3) 202 (7.9) 175 (6.9) 137 (5.4) 117 (4.6) 163 (6.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 11 14 16 15 17 19 20 19 19 13 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Rahotu, Taranaki, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Rahotu are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rahotu: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rahotu, Taranaki, 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 285 294 280 232 211 180 194 237 254 280 315 340
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 33m 13h 33m 12h 18m 11h 1m 9h 58m 9h 26m 9h 41m 10h 37m 11h 49m 13h 6m 14h 15m 14h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Rahotu, Taranaki, New Zealand §

Rahotu 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 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Rahotu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rahotu, Taranaki, 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 13 9 7 4 3 3 4 6 9 11 13