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Monthly climate in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pukerua Bay features a oceanic climate (Cfb). Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (77 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1561 mm (61.5 inches) and receives 174 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Pukerua Bay enjoys an average of 2970 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 15 minutes to 15 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

The warmest months in Pukerua Bay are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 10 °C (50 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pukerua Bay 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 Pukerua Bay. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(69°F)		17°C
(64°F)		16°C
(60°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(60°F)		17°C
(62°F)		18°C
(65°F)		22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(62°F)		15°C
(58°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(60°F)		18°C
(65°F)		20°C
(69°F)
Average high18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		14°C
(58°F)		12°C
(54°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(53°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(56°F)		15°C
(60°F)		17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean17°C
(62°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		14°C
(58°F)		13°C
(55°F)		11°C
(52°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(51°F)		12°C
(54°F)		14°C
(57°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Average low15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(58°F)		12°C
(55°F)		11°C
(52°F)		9°C
(49°F)		8°C
(47°F)		8°C
(47°F)		9°C
(48°F)		10°C
(51°F)		12°C
(54°F)		14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum12°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(51°F)		8°C
(47°F)		7°C
(45°F)		8°C
(46°F)		5°C
(42°F)		5°C
(42°F)		6°C
(43°F)		6°C
(44°F)		9°C
(48°F)		10°C
(51°F)
Minimum10°C
(49°F)		10°C
(50°F)		9°C
(49°F)		7°C
(45°F)		5°C
(42°F)		5°C
(42°F)		5°C
(41°F)		5°C
(41°F)		4°C
(40°F)		5°C
(42°F)		8°C
(46°F)		9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

Pukerua Bay usually has the most precipitation in July, August and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 157 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Pukerua Bay are January, February and March. On average, 97 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pukerua Bay. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)78 (3.1)106 (4.2)107 (4.2)140 (5.5)131 (5.1)126 (4.9)155 (6.1)156 (6.1)151 (5.9)122 (4.8)131 (5.2)159 (6.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)121012141413171717171417

Monthly sunshine hours in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

The sunniest months in Pukerua Bay are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 6 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Pukerua Bay: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pukerua Bay. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours275285269228201164186221243270300323
Mean daily daylight hours14h 43m13h 39m12h 19m10h 57m9h 50m9h 15m9h 32m10h 31m11h 48m13h 10m14h 23m15h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

Pukerua Bay experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pukerua Bay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pukerua Bay. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)1313974224691113