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Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 08:10:02 NZDT
Current: 8.4°C, Max: 10.6°C, Min: 5.7°C. It feels like 7.1°C
FORECAST: Mainly sunny. High 18C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 7.1°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:43 | Sunset: 19:29 | Dawn: 06:15 | Dusk: 19:57
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 8.4°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1022.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WNW (302°)   WNW  3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 8km/h
Air Quality :  36 AQI  13.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 11.6klx, 1.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  92W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 07 October 2026 at 08:11:21. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Sunny
18°C
Sunny		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
7°C
Partly Cloudy
Mainly sunny. High 18C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 3%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:50
Moonset
15:42
Visibility
17% 		Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
19:29
Day Length
12.46 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 39s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 08:11:21 7/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 56 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 5 days 12 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


The Seasons and Climate Summary
Season Months Temperature Rain Wind Sun UV
High Low Mean
Summer

1 Dec - 28 Feb
Solstice: 22 December 		December
January
February 		29.6°C
30.7°C
31.2°C 		18.0°C
19.5°C
19.9°C 		23.6°C
24.9°C
25.5°C 		88.4mm
60.9mm
77.5mm 		19.8kph
21.6kph
18.9kph 		176Hrs
191Hrs
166Hrs 		13.4UVI
13.0UVI
12.1UVI
(Average) 30.5°C 19.1°C 24.7°C 75.6mm 20.2kph 166Hrs 12.9UVI
Autumn

1 Mar - 31 May
Equinox: 20 March 		March
April
May 		29.7°C
26.0°C
23.4°C 		17.0°C
14.1°C
11.6°C 		23.6°C
20.5°C
17.5°C 		58.5mm
91.3mm
88.7mm 		17.6kph
17.5kph
16.5kph 		164Hrs
144Hrs
128Hrs 		9.8UVI
7.0UVI
4.4UVI
(Average) 26.4°C 14.2°C 20.5°C 79.5mm 33.1kph 129Hrs 7.0UVI
Winter

1 Jun - 31 Aug
Solstice: 21 June 		June
July
August 		19.6°C
18.8°C
20.1°C 		9.9°C
10.0°C
10.4°C 		14.8°C
14.1°C
15.5°C 		86.0mm
73.4mm
77.3mm 		15.9kph
17.1kph
17.0kph 		106Hrs
126Hrs
129Hrs 		3.3UVI
4.2UVI
5.8UVI
(Average) 19.5°C 10.1°C 15.5°C 78.9mm 31.7kph 130Hrs 4.3UVI
Spring

1 Sep - 30 Nov
Equinox: 23 September 		September
October
November 		22.3°C
23.8°C
26.8°C 		11.4°C
13.1°C
15.3°C 		17.0°C
18.6°C
21.0°C 		66.8mm
95.8mm
80.4mm 		20.1kph
21.3kph
20.5kph 		107Hrs
135Hrs
171Hrs 		8.4UVI
11.7UVI
14.7UVI
(Average) 24.3°C 13.3°C 18.9°C 80.9mm 38.0kph 172Hrs 11.8UVI

Data averaged over a 10 year period from 2009 to 2019 based upon data gathered from Palmy Weather.


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Historic NIWA Climate Data
Climate data for Palmerston North (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1928–Dec 2024)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.5
(90.5) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		28.4
(83.1) 		25.6
(78.1) 		20.9
(69.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		26.2
(79.2) 		28.7
(83.7) 		31.7
(89.1) 		33.0
(91.4)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 28.3
(82.9) 		28.0
(82.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		23.6
(74.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		16.7
(62.1) 		17.5
(63.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		26.3
(79.3) 		29.3
(84.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7) 		23.2
(73.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		16.0
(60.8) 		13.5
(56.3) 		12.9
(55.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		15.1
(59.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.9
(69.6) 		17.8
(64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		14.0
(57.2) 		11.7
(53.1) 		9.4
(48.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		9.5
(49.1) 		11.0
(51.8) 		12.5
(54.5) 		14.0
(57.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		13.4
(56.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6) 		13.6
(56.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		9.2
(48.6) 		7.3
(45.1) 		5.2
(41.4) 		4.7
(40.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		6.8
(44.2) 		8.4
(47.1) 		9.7
(49.5) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.9
(48.0)
Mean minimum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		7.1
(44.8) 		4.5
(40.1) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		0.8
(33.4) 		2.7
(36.9) 		5.7
(42.3) 		−2.8
(27.0)
Record low °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−6.9
(19.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 58.7
(2.31) 		68.6
(2.70) 		57.4
(2.26) 		83.6
(3.29) 		87.2
(3.43) 		95.5
(3.76) 		87.5
(3.44) 		83.5
(3.29) 		89.0
(3.50) 		96.3
(3.79) 		86.3
(3.40) 		89.9
(3.54) 		983.5
(38.71)
Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) 8.2 6.8 7.3 9.1 10.4 12.0 11.6 12.7 11.8 12.4 9.9 10.2 122.4
Average relative humidity (%) 77.2 78.1 80.7 80.9 85.7 87.8 87.4 84.9 78.9 80.5 77.2 76.6 81.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 207.3 186.5 184.1 146.3 116.0 91.3 110.9 126.1 130.4 139.1 163.4 170.3 1,771.7
Mean daily daylight hours 14.7 13.6 12.3 11.0 9.9 9.3 9.6 10.6 11.8 13.2 14.4 15.0 12.1
Percent possible sunshine 45 49 48 44 38 33 37 38 37 34 38 37 40
Source: NIWA Climate Data

Climate data for Palmerston North (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Average high °C (°F)

23.0
(73.4)

23.5
(74.3)

21.5
(70.7)

18.6
(65.5)

15.8
(60.4)

13.3
(55.9)

12.7
(54.9)

13.5
(56.3)

15.3
(59.5)

16.7
(62.1)

18.3
(64.9)

20.9
(69.6)

17.8
(64.0)

Daily mean °C (°F)

17.8
(64.0)

18.3
(64.9)

16.4
(61.5)

13.6
(56.5)

11.4
(52.5)

9.1
(48.4)

8.6
(47.5)

9.2
(48.6)

11.0
(51.8)

12.4
(54.3)

13.8
(56.8)

16.2
(61.2)

13.1
(55.6)

Average low °C (°F)

12.5
(54.5)

13.0
(55.4)

11.2
(52.2)

8.6
(47.5)

6.9
(44.4)

4.9
(40.8)

4.6
(40.3)

5.0
(41.0)

6.6
(43.9)

8.1
(46.6)

9.3
(48.7)

11.5
(52.7)

8.5
(47.3)

Average precipitation mm (inches)

55.0
(2.17)

67.8
(2.67)

51.8
(2.04)

65.9
(2.59)

71.5
(2.81)

95.1
(3.74)

82.5
(3.25)

76.9
(3.03)

86.1
(3.39)

96.4
(3.80)

80.9
(3.19)

87.5
(3.44)

918.2
(36.15)

Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)

7.1

6.9

7.7

8.2

9.9

12.2

11.6

13.0

11.9

11.8

10.3

11.1

121.7

Average relative humidity (%)

75.3

77.7

79.4

81.2

85.8

86.8

86.8

84.6

79.7

80.5

76.7

76.0

80.9

Mean monthly sunshine hours

212.4

191.0

173.5

145.6

109.3

79.1

103.8

119.9

124.2

142.6

165.3

176.7

1,743.5

Source: NIWA Climate Data

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