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Monthly climate in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hokitika features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 16 °C (61 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (31 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3513 mm (138.3 inches) and receives 187 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hokitika enjoys an average of 2847 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 4 minutes to 15 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Hokitika are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (46 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hokitika 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 Hokitika, West Coast, 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
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand §

Hokitika usually has the most precipitation in September, November and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 349 mm (13.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hokitika are January, June and August. On average, 227 mm (8.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Hokitika, West Coast, 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) 256 (10.1) 280 (11.0) 295 (11.6) 289 (11.4) 294 (11.6) 155 (6.1) 317 (12.5) 270 (10.6) 325 (12.8) 309 (12.2) 383 (15.1) 339 (13.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 13 15 15 17 11 15 19 16 19 16 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Hokitika are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hokitika: May, June and July receive an average of 5 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hokitika, West Coast, 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 259 287 258 220 185 171 179 199 231 256 284 313
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 54m 13h 45m 12h 20m 10h 53m 9h 40m 9h 4m 9h 22m 10h 25m 11h 47m 13h 15m 14h 33m 15h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand §

Hokitika experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 Hokitika UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hokitika, West Coast, 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 6 4 2 2 4 5 9 10 12