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 73°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 36°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 32 inches.

☀️ Summers

Mild

Highs near 73°F in February.

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 36°F in July.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 32 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)

Taupo climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	73	73	69	63	58	53	52	53	57	61	65	69
Avg temp (°F)	63	63	59	54	49	45	44	45	48	52	55	60
Avg low (°F)	52	53	49	44	41	38	36	37	40	43	45	50
Precipitation (in)	2.5	2.0	2.2	2.5	3.0	3.2	3.3	3.0	2.6	2.6	2.3	3.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	73	73	69	63	58	53
Avg temp (°F)	63	63	59	54	49	45
Avg low (°F)	52	53	49	44	41	38
Precipitation (in)	2.5	2.0	2.2	2.5	3.0	3.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	52	53	57	61	65	69
Avg temp (°F)	44	45	48	52	55	60
Avg low (°F)	36	37	40	43	45	50
Precipitation (in)	3.3	3.0	2.6	2.6	2.3	3.0

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.

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