The climate of Christchurch (New Zealand)
Christchurch is the largest city of the South Island. It is chiefly
known for its many parks and botanical gardens. The lovely river Akon
flows through Christchurch. Christchurch was founded by English
colonists who named it after Oxford’s church. The city has many
buildings in gothic style. Such as Christchurch Cathedral and
Canterbury museum. One of New Zealand’s two international airports is
located outside Christchurch.
Christchurch has a moderate sea climate
with dry, sunny and warm summers and mild winters. January, February
and March are the warmest months. July and August are the coldest
months. Throughout the year Christchurch is quite windy just like the
rest of New Zealand.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for
Christchurch:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
22
12
7
8
14
February
22
12
7
9
15
March
20
11
5
10
15
April
17
8
5
10
14
May
14
5
4
12
13
June
11
2
4
13
12
July
11
2
4
14
10
August
12
3
5
13
10
September
14
5
5
10
10
October
17
7
7
10
10
November
19
9
7
11
12
December
21
11
7
10
14
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
