Rakaia monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

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

Rakaia average temperature chart (Celsius) Rakaia average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Rakaia (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22.9 22.3 20.3 17.4 13.6 10.9 10.4 11.9 14.4 17 19 21.2
°F 73.1 72.2 68.5 63.3 56.5 51.5 50.7 53.3 58 62.6 66.2 70.2

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.

Rakaia monthly rainfall chart (mm) Rakaia monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Rakaia (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 54 50 59 60 62 52 64 69 40 53 54 54
inches 2.1 2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2 2.5 2.7 1.6 2.1 2.1 2.1
Rainy days 9 9 10 9 10 10 12 12 10 11 10 10

Average annual rainfall in Rakaia: 798.233mm (314.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Rakaia average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Rakaia
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.4 7 5.6 5.6 4.6 4.5 4.3 5.1 5.6 6.6 7 7.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Rakaia average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Rakaia average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Rakaia (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 10.9 10.6 9.3 6.2 3.4 0.9 0.8 1.9 3.7 5.7 7.5 9.7
Max °C 23.2 22.6 20.6 17.7 13.9 11.1 10.6 12.1 14.7 17.3 19.3 21.5
Min °F 51.5 51.1 48.7 43.1 38 33.6 33.4 35.4 38.7 42.3 45.5 49.5
Max °F 62.6 61.9 58.8 53.4 47.5 42.8 42.3 44.6 48.6 52.7 56.1 60.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Rakaia average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Rakaia average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Rakaia 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.

Rakaia average winspeed by month (km/h) Rakaia average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Rakaia (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 13 12 11 10 9 10 11 12 13 13 13
mph 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 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.

Rakaia relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Rakaia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 77% 77% 80% 81% 82% 82% 81% 75% 71% 72% 71%

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Rakaia weather stats

Rakaia weather statistics
Hottest month: January 22.9°C 73.2°F
Driest month: September 40mm 1.6ins
Sunniest month: April 5.6hrs
Coldest month: July 10.4°C 50.7°F
Wettest month: August 69mm 2.7ins
Warmest sea: February 15.3°C 59.5°F
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