Climate of Lake Tekapo

Lake Tekapo has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Lake Tekapo is 8° degrees and there is about 1321 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 160 days a year with an average humidity of 86% and an UV-index of 2.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 3°C and 14°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -3°C and 6°C
Rain: it rains 137 days and there is a total of approximately 1323 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 96 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2767 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 3°C and 14°C
Warmest month:	14°C in February
Coldest month:	3°C in July
Night temperature:	between -3°C and 6°C
Dry days:	132 days
Days with rain:	137 days
Days with snow:	96 days
Total rain sum:	1323 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2767 hours

Climate of Lake Tekapo
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Lake Tekapo
The best travel time for Lake Tekapo
Climate of Lake Tekapo by month
Experiences with the weather of Lake Tekapo

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Lake Tekapo.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Lake Tekapo.

Climate table of Lake Tekapo

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Lake Tekapo. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Lake Tekapo might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	13	14	12	10	6	4	3	4	5	6	8	12
Night temp. (°C)	6	6	6	4	1	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	2	5
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	144	78	112	101	125	92	90	89	86	132	151	123
Days with rain	16	12	13	14	13	8	6	5	9	12	13	16
Days with snow	2	1	-	3	10	13	14	15	13	15	8	2
Dry days	13	15	18	13	8	9	11	11	8	4	9	13
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	8	11
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

Best time to visit Lake Tekapo

The best time to visit Lake Tekapo in New Zealand is from February through April, June through September and December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and sometimes precipitation. The highest average temperature in Lake Tekapo is 14°C in February and the lowest is 3°C in July.

Climate of Lake Tekapo by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Lake Tekapo? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January