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Monthly climate in Waikanae, Wellington, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Waikanae 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.Waikanae 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 Waikanae, Wellington, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Waikanae 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, Waikanae 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 Waikanae, Wellington, 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)		 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 maximum 22°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 high 18°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 mean 17°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 low 15°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 minimum 12°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)
Minimum 10°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 Waikanae, Wellington, New Zealand §

Waikanae 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 Waikanae 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 Waikanae, Wellington, 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) 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) 12 10 12 14 14 13 17 17 17 17 14 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Waikanae, Wellington, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Waikanae are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Waikanae: 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 Waikanae, Wellington, 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 275 285 269 228 201 164 186 221 243 270 300 323
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 43m 13h 39m 12h 19m 10h 57m 9h 50m 9h 15m 9h 32m 10h 31m 11h 48m 13h 10m 14h 23m 15h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Waikanae, Wellington, New Zealand §

Waikanae 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 Waikanae UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Waikanae, Wellington, 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 13 9 7 4 2 2 4 6 9 11 13