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Gisborne, New Zealand climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Gisborne has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 77°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 41°F at night. Around 38 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (5.2 inches) and easing off in December (2.1 inches).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Gisborne climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 77 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 67 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 77 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 60 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 67 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 51 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 42 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 58 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 50 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 41 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 65 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Gisborne Aerodrome, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.