Darfield monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Darfield

Darfield average temperature chart (Celsius) Darfield average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Darfield (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.1 22.7 20.5 17.3 13.2 10.3 9.7 11.6 14.3 17 19.1 21.3
°F 73.6 72.8 68.8 63.2 55.8 50.5 49.4 52.8 57.7 62.5 66.3 70.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Darfield monthly rainfall chart (mm) Darfield monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Darfield (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 75 62 78 76 84 67 85 91 67 83 75 75
inches 3 2.4 3.1 3 3.3 2.6 3.3 3.6 2.6 3.3 3 2.9
Rainy days 9 9 10 9 11 9 11 12 10 11 10 10

Average annual rainfall in Darfield: 1046.766mm (412.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Darfield

Darfield average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Darfield
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.5 7.1 5.7 5.6 4.5 4.3 4.2 5 5.5 6.5 6.9 7.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Darfield average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Darfield average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Darfield (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 10.2 9.8 8.7 5.8 3.2 0.9 0.5 1.4 3.3 5.2 7.1 9
Max °C 23.4 23 20.8 17.6 13.5 10.5 9.9 11.8 14.6 17.3 19.4 21.6
Min °F 50.4 49.6 47.6 42.4 37.7 33.6 32.9 34.5 37.9 41.3 44.7 48.2
Max °F 62.2 61.5 58.5 53.1 46.9 42.3 41.4 43.9 48 52.2 55.8 59.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Darfield average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Darfield average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Darfield in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 14.8 15.3 14.5 13.1 11.6 10.5 9.8 9.5 9.8 10.6 11.9 13.5
°F 58.6 59.6 58 55.5 53 50.9 49.7 49.1 49.7 51.1 53.4 56.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Darfield average winspeed by month (km/h) Darfield average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Darfield (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 11 10 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 12 12
mph 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 8 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Darfield relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Darfield
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 79% 79% 82% 83% 84% 84% 82% 77% 72% 74% 73%

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Darfield weather stats

Darfield weather statistics
Hottest month: January 23.1°C 73.6°F
Driest month: February 62mm 2.4ins
Sunniest month: February 7.1hrs
Coldest month: July 9.7°C 49.5°F
Wettest month: August 91mm 3.6ins
Warmest sea: February 15.3°C 59.5°F
Map showing location of Darfield (-43.48333, 172.11667) Darfield map pin © Google

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