Tauranga monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Tauranga average temperature chart (Celsius) Tauranga average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Tauranga (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.1 23.1 21.6 19.1 16.1 14 13.3 14 15.5 17.4 19.3 21.3
°F 73.6 73.6 70.9 66.3 61 57.2 55.9 57.3 60 63.4 66.8 70.4

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.

Tauranga monthly rainfall chart (mm) Tauranga monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Tauranga (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 106 101 173 122 136 167 151 162 144 124 117 143
inches 4.2 4 6.8 4.8 5.4 6.6 5.9 6.4 5.7 4.9 4.6 5.6
Rainy days 10 10 12 11 12 14 15 16 15 14 12 13

Average annual rainfall in Tauranga: 1782.5mm (701.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Tauranga average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Tauranga
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.2 7.5 6.4 6.3 5.4 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.5 6.6 7.3 7.5

Day / night temperatures

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

Tauranga average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Tauranga average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Tauranga (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 13.9 14.1 13 10.1 7.3 5.4 4.5 5.6 7.1 8.8 10.7 12.7
Max °C 23.4 23.4 21.9 19.3 16.4 14.2 13.5 14.3 15.8 17.7 19.6 21.6
Min °F 56.9 57.3 55.3 50.2 45.1 41.7 40.1 42 44.7 47.8 51.2 54.8
Max °F 65.5 65.7 63.3 58.5 53.2 49.6 48.2 49.8 52.5 55.8 59.2 62.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Tauranga average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Tauranga average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Tauranga in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 20.3 21.1 20.7 19.7 18.2 16.8 15.8 15.3 15.3 15.9 17.1 18.8
°F 68.6 70.1 69.3 67.4 64.8 62.2 60.4 59.5 59.5 60.6 62.8 65.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

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.

Tauranga relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Tauranga
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
77% 79% 79% 81% 84% 87% 85% 83% 78% 75% 76% 77%
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Tauranga weather stats

Tauranga weather statistics
Hottest month: February 23.1°C 73.6°F
Driest month: February 101mm 4ins
Sunniest month: January 8.2hrs
Coldest month: July 13.3°C 55.9°F
Wettest month: March 173mm 6.8ins
Warmest sea: February 21.1°C 70°F
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