Annual average climate in Wellington
You will find an overview of the climatic averages over the whole year in Wellington:
- Minimum annual temperature: 10°C
- Average annual temperature: 14°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 17°C
- Precipitation: 83 mm/month (with 13 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | 14 ° / 21 ° | 67mm / 10 days |
| february | 14 ° / 21 ° | 71mm / 10 days |
| March | 13 ° / 20 ° | 73mm / 10 days |
| April | 11 ° / 17 ° | 66mm / 11 days |
| may | 9 ° / 15 ° | 100mm / 15 days |
| June | 7 ° / 13 ° | 92mm / 16 days |
| July | 6 ° / 12 ° | 112mm / 16 days |
| August | 7 ° / 13 ° | 113mm / 15 days |
| September | 8 ° / 15 ° | 73mm / 12 days |
| October | 9 ° / 16 ° | 99mm / 15 days |
| November | 11 ° / 18 ° | 57mm / 10 days |
| December | 13 ° / 20 ° | 72mm / 12 days |
Weather stats were calculated using values from the WELLINGTON AERO AWS weather station. This station is located in New Zealand, 6 km from Wellington and is at an altitude of 12 meters.
The best time to go (and the worst)
Also, here are some additional statistics that should allow you to choose which are the good months to stay in Wellington, or the periods to exclude.
Which are the warmest months in Wellington?
In Wellington, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
January (with 21°C), february (with 21°C), March (with 20°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Wellington are:
July (with 9°C), August (with 10°C), June (with 10°C), …
Which are the driest months in Wellington?
In Wellington, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
March (with 10 rainy days/month), November (with 10 rainy days/month), January (with 10 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Wellington are:
June (with 16 rainy days/month), July (with 16 rainy days/month), October (with 15 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
These cities very close to Wellington could record quite similar climate normals:
Lower Hutt (14 km from Wellington), Porirua (18 km), Upper Hutt (28 km), …
In the vicinity of Wellington
You might also be interested in these cities:
Upper Hutt (28 km from Wellington), …
New Zealand
Check the weather forecasts for other major cities in New Zealand:
Auckland (493 km from Wellington), Christchurch (305 km), New Plymouth (254 km), Invercargill (767 km), Upper Hutt (28 km), Gisborne (402 km), …
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