Taupo monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Taupo average temperature chart (Celsius) Taupo average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Taupo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22.5 22.5 20.5 17 13.6 11.1 10.5 11.5 13.4 16 18.4 20.8
°F 72.5 72.4 68.9 62.7 56.5 52.1 50.9 52.8 56.2 60.7 65.2 69.5

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.

Taupo monthly rainfall chart (mm) Taupo monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Taupo (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 98 91 107 89 112 125 129 128 123 110 104 132
inches 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.5 4.4 4.9 5.1 5 4.8 4.3 4.1 5.2
Rainy days 10 8 10 10 12 14 13 14 14 14 12 13

Average annual rainfall in Taupo: 1482.533mm (583.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Taupo average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Taupo
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.7 7.3 6.1 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.2 4.5 5 6.2 6.9 7

Day / night temperatures

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

Taupo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Taupo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Taupo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 10.8 10.9 9.7 6.7 4.2 2.7 1.7 2.5 4.2 6 7.7 9.7
Max °C 22.8 22.8 20.8 17.3 13.9 11.4 10.7 11.8 13.7 16.2 18.7 21.1
Min °F 51.4 51.5 49.4 44.1 39.5 36.8 35.1 36.4 39.5 42.8 45.9 49.5
Max °F 62.2 62.2 59.4 53.6 48.2 44.6 43.2 44.8 48 52 55.8 59.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Taupo average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Taupo average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Taupo in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 19.8 20.6 20.2 19.1 17.7 16.3 15.3 14.8 14.8 15.4 16.6 18.2
°F 67.6 69.1 68.3 66.4 63.9 61.3 59.6 58.7 58.7 59.7 61.9 64.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Taupo average winspeed by month (km/h) Taupo average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Taupo (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 8 8
mph 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5

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.

Taupo relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Taupo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 81% 81% 85% 88% 88% 88% 87% 81% 78% 78% 78%
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Taupo weather stats

Taupo weather statistics
Hottest month: January 22.5°C 72.5°F
Driest month: April 89mm 3.5ins
Sunniest month: February 7.3hrs
Coldest month: July 10.5°C 50.9°F
Wettest month: December 132mm 5.2ins
Warmest sea: February 20.6°C 69.1°F
Map showing location of Taupo (-38.68333, 176.08333) Taupo map pin © Google

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