Petone monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Petone average temperature chart (Celsius) Petone average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Petone (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 20.4 20.4 19.1 16.5 13.5 11.4 10.7 11.4 12.9 14.7 16.5 18.6
°F 68.7 68.8 66.3 61.6 56.4 52.6 51.3 52.5 55.3 58.5 61.7 65.4

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.

Petone monthly rainfall chart (mm) Petone monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Petone (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 91 76 123 129 173 191 198 187 137 129 115 123
inches 3.6 3 4.9 5.1 6.8 7.5 7.8 7.4 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.9
Rainy days 10 11 14 12 16 19 19 19 17 16 14 14

Average annual rainfall in Petone: 1806.967mm (711.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Petone average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Petone
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.9 7.4 6 5.2 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.9 4.9 6.1 6.9 7.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Petone average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Petone average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Petone (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 12.2 12 11.4 9 6.7 5 4.3 4.9 6.3 7.7 9.3 11.1
Max °C 20.6 20.7 19.3 16.7 13.7 11.6 10.9 11.6 13.1 14.9 16.7 18.8
Min °F 54 53.5 52.4 48.1 44.1 41 39.7 40.7 43.3 45.9 48.7 51.9
Max °F 61.5 61.3 59.5 55 50.4 46.9 45.7 46.8 49.5 52.3 55.4 58.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Petone average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Petone average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Petone in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 16.9 17.8 17.3 16.2 14.9 13.6 12.9 12.4 12.5 13.1 14.2 15.6
°F 62.5 64.1 63.2 61.2 58.8 56.5 55.2 54.4 54.6 55.6 57.6 60.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Petone average winspeed by month (km/h) Petone average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Petone (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 18 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 17 19 18 18
mph 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 11 12 11 11

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.

Petone relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Petone
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
78% 81% 81% 83% 85% 87% 86% 85% 80% 78% 78% 78%

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Petone weather stats

Petone weather statistics
Hottest month: January 20.4°C 68.7°F
Driest month: February 76mm 3ins
Sunniest month: February 7.4hrs
Coldest month: July 10.7°C 51.3°F
Wettest month: July 198mm 7.8ins
Warmest sea: February 17.8°C 64°F
Map showing location of Petone (-41.22827, 174.87019) Petone map pin © Google

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