Whangarei monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Whangarei average temperature chart (Celsius) Whangarei average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Whangarei (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.2 23.1 22 19.6 17 15.1 14.1 14.7 15.9 17.6 19.6 21.4
°F 73.7 73.6 71.5 67.3 62.5 59.1 57.4 58.5 60.6 63.6 67.2 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.

Whangarei monthly rainfall chart (mm) Whangarei monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Whangarei (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 102 119 138 136 132 190 169 169 132 118 104 101
inches 4 4.7 5.4 5.3 5.2 7.5 6.7 6.6 5.2 4.6 4.1 4
Rainy days 12 11 15 16 18 20 21 21 19 17 14 14

Average annual rainfall in Whangarei: 1747.6mm (688 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Whangarei average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Whangarei
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.6 6.7 5.5 5.2 4.7 3.9 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.8 6.6 7.1

Day / night temperatures

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

Whangarei average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Whangarei average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Whangarei (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 12.6 13.1 12.4 10.2 7.6 6.1 5.3 5.9 7.1 8.2 9.6 11.2
Max °C 23.5 23.4 22.2 19.9 17.2 15.3 14.4 15 16.1 17.8 19.8 21.6
Min °F 54.6 55.5 54.3 50.3 45.7 43 41.5 42.5 44.8 46.8 49.3 52.2
Max °F 64.4 64.8 63.1 59 54.3 51.3 49.6 50.7 52.9 55.4 58.5 61.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Whangarei average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Whangarei average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Whangarei in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 20.5 21.3 20.9 19.9 18.6 17.2 16.2 15.7 15.7 16.2 17.3 19
°F 68.9 70.4 69.6 67.8 65.4 62.9 61.2 60.2 60.2 61.1 63.2 66.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Whangarei average winspeed by month (km/h) Whangarei average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Whangarei (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 14 14 13
mph 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 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.

Whangarei relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Whangarei
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 84% 84% 86% 88% 91% 90% 88% 82% 79% 80% 80%

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Whangarei weather stats

Whangarei weather statistics
Hottest month: February 23.1°C 73.6°F
Driest month: December 101mm 4ins
Sunniest month: January 7.6hrs
Coldest month: July 14.1°C 57.4°F
Wettest month: June 190mm 7.5ins
Warmest sea: February 21.3°C 70.3°F
Map showing location of Whangarei (-35.73167, 174.32391) Whangarei map pin © Google

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