Invercargill monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Invercargill average temperature chart (Celsius) Invercargill average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Invercargill (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 18.4 18.6 17.2 14.7 11.8 9.5 9.4 10.9 12.8 14.3 15.9 17.6
°F 65.2 65.4 62.9 58.5 53.2 49.1 48.9 51.7 55 57.7 60.6 63.7

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.

Invercargill monthly rainfall chart (mm) Invercargill monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Invercargill (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 114 72 95 103 112 90 86 68 86 92 76 95
inches 4.5 2.8 3.7 4 4.4 3.6 3.4 2.7 3.4 3.6 3 3.7
Rainy days 18 15 18 18 22 20 20 17 18 19 18 19

Average annual rainfall in Invercargill: 1209.8mm (476.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Invercargill average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Invercargill
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.9 6.1 4.6 3.8 3 3 3.1 4.3 4.7 5.4 6.2 6.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Invercargill average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Invercargill average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Invercargill (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 9.6 9.2 8.4 6.3 4.1 1.9 1.7 2.3 4 5.7 7.1 8.8
Max °C 18.7 18.8 17.4 15 12 9.7 9.6 11.2 13 14.5 16.1 17.8
Min °F 49.2 48.6 47.1 43.3 39.3 35.4 35 36.1 39.2 42.3 44.8 47.8
Max °F 57.4 57.2 55.2 51.1 46.4 42.4 42.1 44.1 47.3 50.2 52.9 55.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Invercargill average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Invercargill average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Invercargill in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 12.8 13.2 12.8 12.1 11.3 10.6 10.2 10 10.1 10.3 10.9 11.9
°F 55 55.8 55 53.8 52.4 51.1 50.3 50 50.2 50.6 51.6 53.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Invercargill average winspeed by month (km/h) Invercargill average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Invercargill (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 16 14 14 14 12 12 12 16 17 18 16
mph 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 8 10 11 11 10

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.

Invercargill relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Invercargill
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 82% 84% 86% 87% 88% 88% 85% 82% 77% 77% 78%

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Invercargill weather stats

Invercargill weather statistics
Hottest month: January 18.4°C 65.1°F
Driest month: August 68mm 2.7ins
Sunniest month: February 6.1hrs
Coldest month: July 9.4°C 48.9°F
Wettest month: January 114mm 4.5ins
Warmest sea: February 13.2°C 55.8°F
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