Westport weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇿 New Zealand · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Westport is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with March and January close behind. Westport averages about 2,175 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 100 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,175
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 1,758 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Westport?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Westport is February, then March and January. The dullest month is July (21/100, 149 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Westport?
Westport gets a moderate 2,175 hours of sunshine a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate February (67) from July (21), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #23 of 26 destinations in New Zealand for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,342 hours. The year's 1,758 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 | 62 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 128 mm | 9 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 67 | 19° / 66°F | 15° / 59°F | 100 mm | 8 | 18° / 64°F |
| March | 64 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 117 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 49 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 143 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 37 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 170 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| June | 27 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 174 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| July | 21 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 149 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 146 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 27 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 153 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 32 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 172 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| November | 45 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 134 mm | 7 | 16° / 61°F |
| December | 53 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 172 mm | 9 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Westport by month
The sea off Westport is warmest in January at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in July at 12°C / 54°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Blenheim New Zealand · 192 km · best in Feb · 2,486 h sun/yr
- Christchurch New Zealand · 210 km · best in Feb · 2,377 h sun/yr
- Wellington New Zealand · 273 km · best in Feb · 2,510 h sun/yr
- Palmerston North New Zealand · 373 km · best in Jan · 2,196 h sun/yr
- New Plymouth New Zealand · 375 km · best in Jan · 2,321 h sun/yr
- Dunedin New Zealand · 479 km · best in Feb · 2,093 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nelson New Zealand · 145 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Picton New Zealand · 203 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Wanganui New Zealand · 350 km · 2,180 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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