Claris weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇿 New Zealand · coastal city break · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Claris is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with February and March close behind. Claris averages about 2,462 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,462
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 960 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 1.5M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Claris?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Claris is January, then February and March. The dullest month is July (43/100, 111 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Claris?
Claris gets a moderate 2,462 hours of sunshine a year. January (83/100) is noticeably better than July (43). It ranks #8 of 26 destinations in New Zealand for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,342 hours. The year's 960 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 | 83 | 20° / 68°F | 19° / 66°F | 55 mm | 10 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 82 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 63 mm | 9 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 72 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 73 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 77 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 17° / 63°F | 107 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 15° / 59°F | 105 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 14° / 57°F | 111 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 14° / 57°F | 106 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| September | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 14° / 57°F | 80 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| October | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 66 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 16° / 61°F | 48 mm | 8 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 74 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 70 mm | 10 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Claris by month
The sea off Claris is warmest in February at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in July at 15°C / 59°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 · 105 km · best in Jan · 2,479 h sun/yr
- Tauranga New Zealand · 172 km · best in Jan · 2,513 h sun/yr
- New Plymouth New Zealand · 328 km · best in Jan · 2,321 h sun/yr
- Napier New Zealand · 379 km · best in Feb · 2,256 h sun/yr
- Palmerston North New Zealand · 454 km · best in Jan · 2,196 h sun/yr
- Wellington New Zealand · 568 km · best in Feb · 2,510 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Whangarei New Zealand · 113 km · 2,389 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Kerikeri New Zealand · 178 km · 2,363 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Hamilton (New Zealand) New Zealand · 181 km · 2,216 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Rotorua New Zealand · 221 km · 2,193 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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