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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 25°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 5°C at night. Around 961 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (132 mm) and easing off in December (52 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)Gisborne climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 67 | 96 | 86 | 85 | 113 | 132 | 77 | 71 | 64 | 57 | 52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 67 | 96 | 86 | 85 | 113 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 77 | 71 | 64 | 57 | 52 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (km/h) | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
| 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 (km/h) | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 |
| 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 (km/h) | 13.9 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
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.