Weather in Wellington, New Zealand

Historical monthly conditions · 2021–2025

Monthly averages

Average daily air-temperature lows/highs and peak wind gusts. Rain is the average monthly total.

Monthly average temperatures, rain, cloud cover and wind gusts
MonthAvg lowAvg highRainCloud coverAvg peak gust
January15°C18°C46.0 mm51%47.3 km/h
February16°C18°C87.7 mm51%48.9 km/h
March14°C17°C54.3 mm54%50.7 km/h
April14°C16°C84.2 mm52%48.2 km/h
May12°C15°C106.6 mm54%52.5 km/h
June11°C13°C103.1 mm60%51.3 km/h
July10°C12°C139.7 mm59%51.1 km/h
August9°C12°C103.9 mm56%55.7 km/h
September10°C13°C81.6 mm53%59.9 km/h
October11°C14°C67.6 mm58%57.0 km/h
November13°C15°C61.5 mm55%53.8 km/h
December15°C17°C98.0 mm60%54.0 km/h

Weather match by month

Feels like 15°C–30°C · cloud ≤60% · rain ≤0.1 mm/h · gust ≤50 km/h

Feels-like temperature accounts for humidity and wind in shade. Percentages cover 08:00–20:00 local solar time.

Monthly share of daytime hours that match the weather conditions above
MonthMatch rate
January16.7%
February16.7%
March8.7%
April2.8%
May1.4%
June0.0%
July0.0%
August0.0%
September0.0%
October0.3%
November2.2%
December4.2%
About this location and data
Urban-centre population
148,555
Elevation
69 m
Coordinates
41.30°S, 174.78°E
Urban area
70 km²

Weather averages use 1 ERA5 grid cells, weighted by the area of the urban centre in each cell.

2021-2025 recent-weather sample (not a 30-year normal).

How the weather scores are calculated