Timaru monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

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

Timaru average temperature chart (Celsius) Timaru average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Timaru (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 21.3 20.8 19.2 16.4 13.1 10.4 9.8 11.3 14 16.2 18.2 19.7
°F 70.3 69.4 66.5 61.6 55.6 50.7 49.7 52.4 57.1 61.2 64.8 67.5

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.

Timaru monthly rainfall chart (mm) Timaru monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Timaru (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 51 46 56 50 48 36 46 44 29 48 48 49
inches 2 1.8 2.2 2 1.9 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.9
Rainy days 10 10 11 10 9 8 10 10 9 11 9 12

Average annual rainfall in Timaru: 676.733mm (266.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Timaru average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Timaru
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.6 6.4 5.1 5.3 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.9 5.3 6.1 6.5 6.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Timaru average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Timaru average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Timaru (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 11.3 11 10 7 4.1 1.4 1.2 2.3 4.4 6.4 8.2 10.3
Max °C 21.5 21 19.4 16.7 13.4 10.6 10.1 11.6 14.2 16.5 18.5 20
Min °F 52.3 51.8 50 44.5 39.3 34.5 34.1 36.1 39.9 43.4 46.7 50.5
Max °F 61.5 60.8 58.5 53.2 47.7 42.8 42.1 44.4 48.7 52.5 55.9 59.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Timaru average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Timaru average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Timaru in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 14.1 14.7 13.8 12.4 11 9.9 9.1 8.7 9 9.8 11.2 12.8
°F 57.5 58.5 56.8 54.4 51.9 49.8 48.4 47.7 48.2 49.7 52.2 55

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Timaru relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Timaru
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
77% 81% 82% 84% 83% 83% 83% 83% 79% 75% 76% 77%

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Timaru weather stats

Timaru weather statistics
Hottest month: January 21.3°C 70.3°F
Driest month: September 29mm 1.1ins
Sunniest month: June 4.5hrs
Coldest month: July 9.8°C 49.6°F
Wettest month: March 56mm 2.2ins
Warmest sea: February 14.7°C 58.5°F
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