The climate of Wellington (New Zealand)
Wellington is located on the North Island and is New Zealand’s
capital. Wellington was named after the archbishop of Wellington.
Before this the city was named “Te Upoko o te lka a Maui” which means
something like “Head of the fish of Maui”. Wellington is also the
cultural capital of the country and has several theatres and museums.
Wellington’s summers are pleasant with temperatures of 20-25 degrees
Celsius on average. Wellington has over 2000 hours of sunshine per
year. Winters are pleasant too with temperatures hardly below 10
degrees Celsius. Subzero temperatures hardly ever occur. Because
Wellington is located on the Tasman Sea strong winds are not uncommon.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Auckland:
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
20
13
8
9
17
February
20
13
7
9
18
March
19
12
6
12
17
April
17
10
5
11
16
May
14
8
4
14
15
June
12
6
3
17
14
July
11
6
4
17
13
August
12
6
4
18
13
September
13
7
5
19
13
October
15
9
6
15
13
November
17
10
7
12
14
December
19
12
7
12
16
= 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
