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Monthly climate in Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Whitianga features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (77 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1211 mm (47.7 inches) and receives 137 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Whitianga enjoys an average of 3185 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 39 minutes to 14 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Whitianga are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °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, Whitianga 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 Whitianga, 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 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°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)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand §

Whitianga usually has the most precipitation in April, June and July, with an average of 13 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Whitianga are January, November and December. On average, 66 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Whitianga, 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) 41 (1.6) 94 (3.7) 95 (3.7) 131 (5.2) 99 (3.9) 141 (5.6) 126 (5.0) 114 (4.5) 123 (4.9) 89 (3.5) 79 (3.1) 77 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 9 12 13 13 14 14 16 13 11 9 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Whitianga are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Whitianga: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Whitianga, 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 291 284 289 240 220 189 215 236 261 291 309 354
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 21m 13h 26m 12h 17m 11h 6m 10h 8m 9h 39m 9h 53m 10h 44m 11h 51m 13h 1m 14h 4m 14h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand §

Whitianga 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 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Whitianga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Whitianga, 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 5 3 3 5 7 10 11 13