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Dunedin, New Zealand climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Dunedin has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 19°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 1°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1026 mm.
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)Dunedin climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 97 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 100 | 84 | 84 | 75 | 82 | 93 | 88 | 82 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 97 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 100 | 84 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 75 | 82 | 93 | 88 | 82 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 15.4 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 14.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 85 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 15.4 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 15.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 15.2 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 14.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Invercargill Airpor, a weather station, about 178 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.