Wanganui weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇿 New Zealand · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Wanganui is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with February and March close behind. Wanganui averages about 2,180 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,180
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 973 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 21°C / 70°F
- Population
- 91k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Wanganui?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Wanganui is January, then February and March. The dullest month is July (25/100, 90 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Wanganui?
Wanganui gets a moderate 2,180 hours of sunshine a year. 56 Sunshine Score points separate January (81) from July (25), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #22 of 26 destinations in New Zealand for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,342 hours. The year's 973 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 | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 55 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 80 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 62 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| March | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 14° / 57°F | 61 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 63 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 88 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 87 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| June | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 104 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 90 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 88 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 88 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| October | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 95 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| November | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 70 mm | 7 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 76 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 85 mm | 8 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Wanganui by month
The sea off Wanganui is warmest in January at around 21°C / 70°F, and coolest in July at 12°C / 54°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 1 month 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
- Palmerston North New Zealand · 64 km · best in Jan · 2,196 h sun/yr
- New Plymouth New Zealand · 129 km · best in Jan · 2,321 h sun/yr
- Wellington New Zealand · 153 km · best in Feb · 2,510 h sun/yr
- Napier New Zealand · 167 km · best in Feb · 2,256 h sun/yr
- Blenheim New Zealand · 198 km · best in Feb · 2,486 h sun/yr
- Tauranga New Zealand · 274 km · best in Jan · 2,513 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Taupo New Zealand · 164 km · 2,194 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Picton New Zealand · 178 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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