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Whakatane, New Zealand climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Whakatane has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 75°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 44°F at night. Around 43 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in April (5.1 inches) and easing off in November (2.3 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)Whakatane climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 75 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 72 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 68 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 60 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 58 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 75 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 59 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 68 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 56 | 52 |
| Avg low (°F) | 60 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 45 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 58 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 72 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 51 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 44 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 58 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 64 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 64 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tauranga, a weather station, about 76 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.