Napier, New Zealand climate

Cfb Oceanic / temperate

Napier has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 75°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 40°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 28 inches.

☀️ Summers

Mild

Highs near 75°F in January.

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 40°F in July.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 28 in of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Napier climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	75	74	72	67	63	58	56	58	62	66	69	73
Avg temp (°F)	66	66	63	58	54	50	48	49	53	56	59	64
Avg low (°F)	57	57	53	49	45	41	40	41	43	47	50	54
Precipitation (in)	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.7	2.3	2.6	3.6	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	75	74	72	67	63	58
Avg temp (°F)	66	66	63	58	54	50
Avg low (°F)	57	57	53	49	45	41
Precipitation (in)	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.7	2.3	2.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	56	58	62	66	69	73
Avg temp (°F)	48	49	53	56	59	64
Avg low (°F)	40	41	43	47	50	54
Precipitation (in)	3.6	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	68	69	69	68	65	67	68	69	69	72	74	76
Relative humidity (%)	69	71	74	78	81	84	84	82	79	75	72	72
Wind speed (mph)	6.3	6.1	6.3	6.2	6.4	6.9	6.9	6.6	6.4	6.6	6.7	6.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	68	69	69	68	65	67
Relative humidity (%)	69	71	74	78	81	84
Wind speed (mph)	6.3	6.1	6.3	6.2	6.4	6.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	68	69	69	72	74	76
Relative humidity (%)	84	82	79	75	72	72
Wind speed (mph)	6.9	6.6	6.4	6.6	6.7	6.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Napier Aerodrome Aws, a weather station, about 5 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.

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