Climate of New Zealand

Interpretation

Climate of New Zealand: The climate of New Zealand is mostly cool temperate to warm temperate with a strong maritime influence.

Contents

1 Weather

1.1 Rainfall

1.2 Temperature

1.3 Tropical cyclones

2 Statistics

2.1 By area

3 See also

4 References

5 Further reading

6 External links

Weather

The Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited (MetService), established as a State-Owned Enterprise in 1992, issues weather forecasts and official weather warnings.

Rainfall

New Zealand climates range from semi-arid in Central Otago, with around 300 mm of rain a year, to decidedly wet (up to 8000 mm) in places west of the Southern Alps. Most New Zealand cities receive between 650 mm (as in Christchurch) and 1500 mm (Whangarei) of precipitation annually.^[1]

Temperature

Summer: In the mid-twenties Celsius over most of the country. May rise to 30°C in the east, often due to the Fohn winds.

Winter: Generally between ten and fifteen Celsius in the North Island, five and ten Celsius in the South Island. The lowest temperature ever recorded was -25.6°C at Ranfurly in Otago in 1903.^[2]

Tropical cyclones

New Zealand is hit by a tropical cyclone once every eight to nine years. Cyclone Bola was one of the costliest cyclones in the history of New Zealand, causing severe damage as an extratropical cyclone when it passed near the country in March 1988.

Statistics

By area

Auckland

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

75

23

15

65

24

16

94

22

15

105

20

12

103

17

10

139

15

8

146

15

7

121

15

8

116

16

9

91

18

11

93

20

12

91

22

14

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

3

74

60

2.6

75

60

3.7

72

58

4.1

68

54

4.1

63

50

5.5

59

46

5.7

58

45

4.8

59

46

4.6

61

48

3.6

64

51

3.7

67

54

3.6

71

57

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

Hamilton

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

85

24

13

71

24

13

87

23

12

95

20

9

102

17

7

119

14

5

126

14

4

117

15

5

102

16

7

96

18

8

93

20

10

95

22

12

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

3.3

75

55

2.8

75

55

3.4

73

54

3.7

68

48

4

63

45

4.7

57

41

5

57

39

4.6

59

41

4

61

45

3.8

64

46

3.7

68

50

3.7

72

54

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

Taupo

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

85

23

12

77

23

12

83

21

10

74

18

7

87

14

5

99

12

3

105

11

2

109

12

3

90

14

5

102

17

7

85

19

8

108

21

10

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

3.3

74

53

3

74

53

3.3

70

50

2.9

64

45

3.4

57

41

3.9

53

38

4.1

52

36

4.3

54

37

3.5

57

40

4

62

44

3.3

66

47

4.3

70

50

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

Napier

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

48

24

15

62

24

15

85

23

13

75

20

10

62

17

7

81

15

5

92

14

5

67

15

5

65

17

7

55

19

9

57

21

11

56

23

13

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

1.9

76

58

2.4

75

58

3.3

73

55

3

68

50

2.4

63

45

3.2

58

41

3.6

57

40

2.6

59

41

2.6

62

45

2.2

67

49

2.2

70

52

2.2

73

56

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

Wellington

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

72

20

13

62

21

14

92

19

13

100

17

11

117

14

9

147

12

7

136

11

6

123

12

7

100

14

8

115

15

9

99

17

10

86

19

12

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

2.8

69

56

2.4

69

56

3.6

66

55

3.9

62

52

4.6

58

48

5.8

54

44

5.4

53

43

4.8

54

44

3.9

56

46

4.5

59

48

3.9

62

51

3.4

65

54

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

Nelson

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

72

22

13

57

22

13

78

21

11

86

18

8

77

15

5

85

13

2

86

12

2

90

13

3

73

15

5

92

17

8

82

19

10

75

21

12

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

2.8

72

55

2.2

72

55

3.1

69

53

3.4

65

47

3

59

41

3.3

55

36

3.4

54

35

3.5

56

38

2.9

59

42

3.6

62

46

3.2

66

50

3

69

53

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

Hokitika

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

250

19

12

172

20

12

217

19

11

249

17

8

245

14

6

233

12

4

232

12

3

224

13

4

250

14

6

286

15

7

240

17

9

278

18

11

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

9.8

67

53

6.8

68

54

8.5

66

51

9.8

62

47

9.6

58

43

9.2

54

39

9.1

54

37

8.8

55

39

9.8

57

42

11

59

45

9.4

62

48

11

65

51

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

Christchurch

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

42

23

12

39

22

12

54

20

11

54

18

8

56

15

5

66

12

2

79

11

2

69

12

3

47

15

5

53

17

7

44

19

9

49

21

11

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

1.7

73

54

1.5

72

54

2.1

69

51

2.1

64

46

2.2

58

40

2.6

53

36

3.1

52

35

2.7

54

37

1.9

59

41

2.1

63

45

1.7

67

48

1.9

70

52

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

Alexandra

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

29

24

11

22

24

11

40

22

9

34

18

5

35

12

2

26

8

−2

23

8

−2

24

11

0

27

15

3

41

18

6

26

20

8

43

22

10

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

1.1

74

51

0.9

75

51

1.6

71

48

1.3

64

41

1.4

54

35

1

46

29

0.9

46

29

0.9

53

31

1.1

59

37

1.6

64

42

1

68

46

1.7

72

50

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

Dunedin

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

73

19

11

59

19

11

70

18

10

62

15

8

67

13

6

68

10

4

61

10

3

55

11

4

48

13

6

64

15

7

67

16

9

76

18

10

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Imperial conversion

J F M A M J J A S O N D

2.9

66

52

2.3

66

52

2.8

64

50

2.4

60

46

2.6

55

42

2.7

51

38

2.4

50

37

2.2

52

39

1.9

56

42

2.5

59

45

2.6

61

47

3

64

51

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F

Precipitation totals in inches

^[3]

See also

Nor'west arch

Weather Channel (New Zealand)

Climate change in New Zealand

References

^ Mean monthly rainfall, NIWA.

^ "NZ's temperature record hits new low - minus 25.6degC". The New Zealand Herald. 12 July 2011. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10737901. Retrieved 12 July 2011.

^ "Climate Data". NIWA. http://www.niwascience.co.nz/edu/resources/climate/. Retrieved November 2, 2007.

Further reading

State of the Climate 2010: A snapshot of recent climate in New Zealand, NIWA Science & Technology Series No. 56, NIWA, 2010, ISSN 1173-0382, http://www.niwa.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/104762/State-of-the-Climate-2010-.pdf

External links

MetService (Meteorological Service of New Zealand), a government agency that is the major provider of weather data

MetVUW - a weather and climate service operated by Victoria University

MetVUW - forecasting

NIWA - National Climate Centre

NZ Weather - A New Zealand based weather forum

New Zealand Weather Network (NZWN) - a live weather map of weather stations around New Zealand

List of private weather stations

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Rainfall

Temperature

Tropical cyclones

Statistics

By area

See also

References

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