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13.3°C, 75% |
Pressure | : | 
1018.7hPa |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WNW  14km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
27km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 22 AQI 6.2ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 33.9klx, 1.9hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.0UVI 268W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Monday, 03 August 2026 at 09:41:22. Updated in seconds |
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The Seasons and Climate Summary
| Season | Months | Temperature | Rain | Wind | Sun | UV | ||
| High | Low | Mean | ||||||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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.
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 |
23.5 |
21.5 |
18.6 |
15.8 |
13.3 |
12.7 |
13.5 |
15.3 |
16.7 |
18.3 |
20.9 |
17.8 |
|
Daily mean °C (°F) |
17.8 |
18.3 |
16.4 |
13.6 |
11.4 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
9.2 |
11.0 |
12.4 |
13.8 |
16.2 |
13.1 |
|
Average low °C (°F) |
12.5 |
13.0 |
11.2 |
8.6 |
6.9 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
8.1 |
9.3 |
11.5 |
8.5 |
|
Average precipitation mm (inches) |
55.0 |
67.8 |
51.8 |
65.9 |
71.5 |
95.1 |
82.5 |
76.9 |
86.1 |
96.4 |
80.9 |
87.5 |
918.2 |
|
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 |
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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 |
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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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