Kerikeri weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kerikeri is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with January and December close behind. Kerikeri averages about 2,363 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 69 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,363

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

80/100

Rain / year

1,095 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

8k

Elevation

148 m

When is the best time to visit Kerikeri?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kerikeri is February, then January and December. The dullest month is July (34/100, 133 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kerikeri?

Kerikeri gets a moderate 2,363 hours of sunshine a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate February (80) from July (34), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #13 of 26 destinations in New Zealand for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,342 hours. The year's 1,095 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

See Kerikeri on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Auckland New Zealand · 210 km · best in Jan · 2,479 h sun/yr
• Tauranga New Zealand · 337 km · best in Jan · 2,513 h sun/yr
• New Plymouth New Zealand · 418 km · best in Jan · 2,321 h sun/yr
• Napier New Zealand · 536 km · best in Feb · 2,256 h sun/yr
• Palmerston North New Zealand · 582 km · best in Jan · 2,196 h sun/yr
• Wellington New Zealand · 679 km · best in Feb · 2,510 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Awanui New Zealand · 61 km · 2,363 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Whangarei New Zealand · 70 km · 2,389 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Claris New Zealand · 178 km · 2,462 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Hamilton (New Zealand) New Zealand · 316 km · 2,216 h sun/yr · best in Nov