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Taupo, New Zealand climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Taupo has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 23°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 2°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 819 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)Taupo climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 50 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 67 | 58 | 77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 50 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 82 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 75 | 66 | 67 | 58 | 77 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 91 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Taupo Aws, a weather station, about 6 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.