Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 14 September 2026 14:50:13 NZST
FORECAST:
Partly cloudy. High 18C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 14.6°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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Weather Forecast
Today
18°C Partly Cloudy |
Tonight
6°C Partly Cloudy |
Partly cloudy. High 18C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 2%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 07:22
Moonset 21:32
Visibility 10%
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Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
18:06
Day Length
11.45 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 36s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 14:51:46 14/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 33 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 33 days 19 hours
System Rollover: Midnight
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
Elevation: 27m (89ft)
Station Environment: Urban
Hardware: Ecowitt Wittboy WS90, GW3000, WH31, WH45, WH51, WH40H, WN34S, WH57
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
The NOAA Climate Report provides a day-by-day, monthly and yearly look at the weather since 2009 in Palmerston North. This offers detailed records for the rain, wind and temperatures as well as totals and summaries all recored at the Palmerston North location.
Report for 2014
Annual Climatological Summary for 2014
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40° 21' 15" Lon: E 175° 37' 34"
Temperature (°C), Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3
Dep. Heat Cool Max Max Min Min
Mean Mean From Deg Deg >= <= <= <=
YR MO Max Min Mean Norm Days Days Hi Date Low Date 27.0 0.0 0.0 -18.0
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14 1 23.4 12.4 17.4 -0.5 64 35 29.6 25 7.3 28 2 0 0 0
14 2 25.4 14.5 19.2 1.0 34 58 33.6 19 10.7 24 9 0 0 0
14 3 23.0 11.8 16.7 0.1 81 30 29.7 16 5.5 4 3 0 0 0
14 4 20.6 11.5 15.5 1.4 85 16 26.2 4 5.1 27 0 0 0 0
14 5 17.0 7.8 11.9 0.5 227 1 22.8 4 -0.6 27 0 0 1 0
14 6 15.6 7.8 11.2 1.9 227 0 19.0 8 3.4 23 0 0 0 0
14 7 13.2 4.5 8.5 -0.1 304 0 18.3 31 -1.1 17 0 0 3 0
14 8 14.1 5.1 9.3 -0.1 279 0 20.3 2 -0.3 9 0 0 2 0
14 9 17.3 7.9 12.1 1.0 189 2 23.5 3 1.4 23 0 0 0 0
14 10 18.8 8.4 13.2 0.5 167 6 24.1 28 1.8 25 0 0 0 0
14 11 19.0 10.1 13.9 -0.5 135 4 24.5 9 5.8 13 0 0 0 0
14 12 22.5 12.9 17.1 0.7 72 35 28.2 29 6.7 2 3 0 0 0
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19.2 9.6 13.8 0.5 1870 192 33.6 Feb -1.1 Jul 17 0 6 0
Precipitation (mm)
Dep. Max Days of Rain
From Obs. >=
YR MO Total Norm Day Date 0.2 2.0 20.0
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14 1 67.5 2.5 11.7 26 18 10 0
14 2 22.5 -39.5 20.7 8 4 1 1
14 3 5.7 -68.3 3.3 5 3 1 0
14 4 93.6 17.6 21.9 16 16 10 1
14 5 103.3 9.3 50.1 24 12 10 1
14 6 65.1 -21.9 15.3 26 12 7 0
14 7 14.7 -79.3 3.6 2 11 4 0
14 8 65.5 -16.5 25.8 3 12 7 1
14 9 60.6 -22.4 20.7 14 11 6 1
14 10 58.5 -31.5 14.4 6 13 7 0
14 11 73.2 -4.8 14.4 12 17 12 0
14 12 90.6 7.6 41.1 10 14 8 1
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720.8-247.2 50.1 May 143 83 6
Wind Speed (km/h)
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YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
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14 1 13.1 69.8 23 WNW
14 2 12.1 54.0 13 NW
14 3 10.2 55.1 15 WNW
14 4 9.3 63.7 17 ENE
14 5 9.1 69.8 23 NW
14 6 8.5 83.2 12 ENE
14 7 8.9 55.1 5 ENE
14 8 9.7 54.0 14 N
14 9 11.5 67.3 20 NNE
14 10 12.9 72.4 6 WNW
14 11 16.5 63.7 22 WNW
14 12 12.3 54.0 13 SE
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11.2 83.2 Jun NNW