Awanui weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇿 New Zealand · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Awanui is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with January and April close behind. Awanui averages about 2,363 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,363
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 1,043 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 21°C / 70°F
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 78 m
When is the best time to visit Awanui?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Awanui is February, then January and April. The dullest month is July (41/100, 120 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Awanui?
Awanui gets a moderate 2,363 hours of sunshine a year. February (81/100) is noticeably better than July (41). It ranks #12 of 26 destinations in New Zealand for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,342 hours. The year's 1,043 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 69 mm | 10 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 19° / 66°F | 62 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
| March | 77 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 86 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 79 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| May | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 102 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 110 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| July | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 120 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 42 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 117 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 85 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 68 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 14° / 57°F | 66 mm | 8 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 79 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Awanui by month
The sea off Awanui is warmest in January at around 21°C / 70°F, and coolest in August at 14°C / 57°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 3 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Auckland New Zealand · 255 km · best in Jan · 2,479 h sun/yr
- Tauranga New Zealand · 389 km · best in Jan · 2,513 h sun/yr
- New Plymouth New Zealand · 445 km · best in Jan · 2,321 h sun/yr
- Napier New Zealand · 583 km · best in Feb · 2,256 h sun/yr
- Palmerston North New Zealand · 619 km · best in Jan · 2,196 h sun/yr
- Wellington New Zealand · 708 km · best in Feb · 2,510 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kerikeri New Zealand · 61 km · 2,363 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Whangarei New Zealand · 125 km · 2,389 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Claris New Zealand · 237 km · 2,462 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Hamilton (New Zealand) New Zealand · 361 km · 2,216 h sun/yr · best in Nov
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