Whangarei weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇿 New Zealand · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Whangarei is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with January and December close behind. Whangarei averages about 2,389 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 59 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,389
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 82/100
- Rain / year
- 919 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 51k
- Elevation
- 36 m
When is the best time to visit Whangarei?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Whangarei is February, then January and December. The dullest month is July (36/100, 113 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Whangarei?
Whangarei gets a moderate 2,389 hours of sunshine a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate February (82) from July (36), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #10 of 26 destinations in New Zealand for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,342 hours. The year's 919 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 | 23° / 73°F | 17° / 63°F | 64 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
| February | 82 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 59 mm | 9 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 80 | 22° / 72°F | 17° / 63°F | 72 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 80 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 72 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| May | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 102 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 94 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| July | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 113 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 98 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 72 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| October | 61 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 61 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 77 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 47 mm | 8 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 65 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Whangarei by month
The sea off Whangarei is warmest in January at around 22°C / 72°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 · 143 km · best in Jan · 2,479 h sun/yr
- Tauranga New Zealand · 267 km · best in Jan · 2,513 h sun/yr
- New Plymouth New Zealand · 361 km · best in Jan · 2,321 h sun/yr
- Napier New Zealand · 467 km · best in Feb · 2,256 h sun/yr
- Palmerston North New Zealand · 518 km · best in Jan · 2,196 h sun/yr
- Wellington New Zealand · 619 km · best in Feb · 2,510 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kerikeri New Zealand · 70 km · 2,363 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Claris New Zealand · 113 km · 2,462 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Awanui New Zealand · 125 km · 2,363 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Hamilton (New Zealand) New Zealand · 249 km · 2,216 h sun/yr · best in Nov
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