Te Anau monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Te Anau average temperature chart (Celsius) Te Anau average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Te Anau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 19.5 19.8 18 14.5 10.7 8 7.6 9.5 12.2 14.1 16.3 18.3
°F 67.1 67.7 64.4 58.1 51.3 46.3 45.6 49.2 54 57.4 61.4 64.9

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.

Te Anau monthly rainfall chart (mm) Te Anau monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Te Anau (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 169 118 167 142 153 130 113 113 153 168 140 158
inches 6.7 4.6 6.6 5.6 6 5.1 4.4 4.4 6 6.6 5.5 6.2
Rainy days 12 10 12 11 13 13 14 11 14 15 12 14

Average annual rainfall in Te Anau: 1845.433mm (726.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Te Anau

Te Anau average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Te Anau
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.7 6.8 5.4 4.2 3 2.5 2.5 3.9 4.9 5.8 6.7 6.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Te Anau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Te Anau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Te Anau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 8.5 8.5 7.4 5.3 2.5 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.6 4.3 5.8 7.7
Max °C 19.8 20.1 18.3 14.7 10.9 8.2 7.8 9.8 12.5 14.4 16.6 18.6
Min °F 47.2 47.3 45.2 41.5 36.5 33.2 32.8 33.9 36.6 39.7 42.4 45.8
Max °F 57.4 57.7 55 50 44.1 39.9 39.4 41.7 45.5 48.7 52.2 55.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Te Anau average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Te Anau average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Te Anau in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 14.3 14.9 14.5 13.8 13 12.2 11.7 11.4 11.4 11.6 12.2 13.3
°F 57.8 58.9 58.1 56.9 55.4 54 53.1 52.6 52.5 52.9 54 55.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Te Anau average winspeed by month (km/h) Te Anau average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Te Anau (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 16 14 14 14 13 12 13 16 18 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.

Te Anau relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Te Anau
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 81% 83% 84% 87% 89% 89% 87% 83% 79% 77% 77%
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Te Anau weather stats

Te Anau weather statistics
Hottest month: February 19.8°C 67.6°F
Driest month: July 113mm 4.4ins
Sunniest month: February 6.8hrs
Coldest month: July 7.6°C 45.7°F
Wettest month: January 169mm 6.7ins
Warmest sea: February 14.9°C 58.8°F
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