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Monthly climate in Port Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port Waikato features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1347 mm (53.1 inches) and receives 153 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Port Waikato enjoys an average of 2952 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 36 minutes to 14 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Port Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Port Waikato are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (54 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Port Waikato experiences 1 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 Port Waikato, Waikato, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand §

Port Waikato usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 15 rainy days and 148 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Port Waikato are January, February and November. On average, 76 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port Waikato, Waikato, 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) 61 (2.4) 79 (3.1) 93 (3.7) 123 (4.9) 132 (5.2) 130 (5.1) 153 (6.0) 158 (6.2) 123 (4.9) 107 (4.2) 89 (3.5) 99 (3.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 16 16 12 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Port Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Port Waikato are January, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Port Waikato: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Port Waikato, Waikato, 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 270 269 263 223 202 173 197 225 246 258 291 329
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 23m 13h 28m 12h 17m 11h 5m 10h 6m 9h 36m 9h 51m 10h 42m 11h 50m 13h 2m 14h 6m 14h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Port Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand §

Port Waikato 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 Port Waikato UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port Waikato, Waikato, 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 4 3 3 5 7 10 11 13