The best time to visit New Zealand is from january until april and november and december, when you will have a soft or pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in New Zealand is 19°C in january and the lowest is 11°C in july.

The average climate figure for New Zealand is an 7,2. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

New Zealand has the oceanic climate prevailing. There is rainfall during all months of the year. If you want to know what the average temperature is in New Zealand or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate New Zealand per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
19°C	19°C	18°C	16°C	14°C	12°C	11°C	12°C	12°C	14°C	15°C	17°C
20 mm	19 mm	20 mm	23 mm	23 mm	26 mm	27 mm	26 mm	22 mm	30 mm	34 mm	29 mm

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Climate data from: Wellington

14 day weather forecast New Zealand

The weather for Wellington in New Zealand will be around 20° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for New Zealand is based on the weather in Wellington.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
We 22 Jan	18°C	16°C	0.1 mm	10%	10m/s	4
Th 23 Jan	19°C	16°C	0.4 mm	30%	9m/s	8
Fr 24 Jan	19°C	16°C	0.9 mm	45%	6m/s	10
Sa 25 Jan	20°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	10m/s	6
Su 26 Jan	20°C	17°C	0.1 mm	20%	6m/s	7
Mo 27 Jan	21°C	15°C	0.1 mm	20%	5m/s	9
Tu 28 Jan	20°C	15°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	9

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
We 29 Jan	19°C	17°C	0 mm	0%	10m/s	5
Th 30 Jan	19°C	17°C	0.1 mm	20%	8m/s	7
Fr 31 Jan	19°C	15°C	0 mm	0%	7m/s	6
Sa 1 Feb	19°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	6
Su 2 Feb	20°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	5m/s	10
Mo 3 Feb	19°C	17°C	0 mm	0%	9m/s	10
Tu 4 Feb	19°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	9m/s	9

Climate New Zealand

Climate New Zealand per Month

New Zealand has the oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for New Zealand is 15° degrees and there is about 299 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 188 days a year with an average humidity of 79% and an UV-index of 4.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	19°C	19°C	18°C	16°C	14°C	12°C	11°C	12°C	12°C	14°C	15°C	17°C
Night	15°C	15°C	15°C	13°C	12°C	10°C	9°C	10°C	10°C	11°C	12°C	14°C
Precip	20 mm	19 mm	20 mm	23 mm	23 mm	26 mm	27 mm	26 mm	22 mm	30 mm	34 mm	29 mm
Rain days	9	8	9	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	10	11
Dry days	22	20	22	18	18	17	19	19	18	18	20	20
Sun hours per day	9	8	8	8	8	5	8	7	8	8	9	10
Wind force in Bft	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
UV-index	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	5

Climate New Zealand january

On average, it is maximum 19° in january in New Zealand and at least around 15° degrees. In january there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in New Zealand.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Zealand february

On average, it is maximum 19° in february in New Zealand and at least around 15° degrees. In february there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in New Zealand.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Zealand march

On average, it is maximum 18° in march in New Zealand and at least around 15° degrees. In march there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in New Zealand.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Zealand april

On average, it is maximum 16° in april in New Zealand and at least around 13° degrees. In april there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in New Zealand.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate New Zealand may

On average, it is maximum 14° in may in New Zealand and at least around 12° degrees. In may there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in New Zealand.

Climate New Zealand june

On average, it is maximum 12° in june in New Zealand and at least around 10° degrees. In june there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in New Zealand.

Climate New Zealand july

On average, it is maximum 11° in july in New Zealand and at least around 9° degrees. In july there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in New Zealand.

Climate New Zealand august

On average, it is maximum 12° in august in New Zealand and at least around 10° degrees. In august there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in New Zealand.

Climate New Zealand september

On average, it is maximum 12° in september in New Zealand and at least around 10° degrees. In september there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in New Zealand.

Climate New Zealand october

On average, it is maximum 14° in october in New Zealand and at least around 11° degrees. In october there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in New Zealand.

Climate New Zealand november

On average, it is maximum 15° in november in New Zealand and at least around 12° degrees. In november there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 34 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in New Zealand.

Climate New Zealand december

On average, it is maximum 17° in december in New Zealand and at least around 14° degrees. In december there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in New Zealand.

Suitable month for:

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walking and cycling vacation

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About New Zealand

New Zealand is in the continental part Oceania and the capital is Wellington. The total surface is 269.190 km² with 15.134 km of coastline and the population consists of 4.887.270 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 1,5x as big as New Zealand. If you want to call New Zealand you have to use +64 or 0064 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +645012457809 or 00645012457809.

New Zealand is in a straight line at 45 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 1 hour30.

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In New Zealand it is now 11:28 o’clock in the morning on wednesday 22 january 2020. The time zone of New Zealand is Pacific/Auckland and the Greenwich time is UTC+13.

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In New Zealand the New Zealand dollar is used to pay.

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Capital	Wellington
Population	4.887.270
Area	269.190 km²
Currency	New Zealand dollar
Local date	we 22 january 2020
Local time	11:28 hour in the morning

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