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Te Awanga

Warm and mostly dry from December to March; cool and damp from June to September.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years39.6°S230 m above the sea
  1. Jan73°23°59°15°Rain on about two days a week.
  2. Feb73°23°60°16°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar70°21°57°14°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr66°19°53°12°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May62°17°49°9°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun57°14°46°8°Rain on about three days a week.
  7. Jul56°13°44°7°Rain on about three days a week.
  8. Aug56°13°44°7°Rain on about three days a week.
  9. Sep59°15°46°8°Rain on about two days a week.
  10. Oct63°17°48°9°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov66°19°52°11°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec70°21°57°14°Rain on about two days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from December to March, with highs near 72°F and nights near 58°F. From June to September, highs are nearer 57°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, spread through the year. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in June to 15 hours in December.The warm season runs from December to March, with highs near 22°C and nights near 14°C. From June to September, highs are nearer 14°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, spread through the year. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in June to 15 hours in December.

Where Te Awanga sits

Pacific/Auckland
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Latitude
39.6°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
230 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Taupō131 km north-west

The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Te Awanga, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 56°F in July and August to 73°F in January and February.Highs from 13°C in July and August to 23°C in January and February.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in July (42% of days), driest in February (27%).

Cloud cover

Cloud stays near 46% of the sky all year.

Daylight

From 9h 25m in June to 14h 56m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Te Awanga, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWarm seasonAt its best
59°15°73°23°
2 days43%14h 37m
FebruaryWarm seasonAt its best
60°16°73°23°
2 days43%13h 40m
MarchWarm seasonAt its best
57°14°70°21°
2 days44%12h 25m
April
53°12°66°19°
2 days45%11h 05m
May
49°9°62°17°
2 days46%9h 58m
JuneCool season
46°8°57°14°
3 days48%9h 25m
JulyCool season
44°7°56°13°
3 days51%9h 41m
AugustCool season
44°7°56°13°
3 days47%10h 38m
SeptemberCool season
46°8°59°15°
2 days45%11h 55m
October
48°9°63°17°
2 days44%13h 15m
November
52°11°66°19°
2 days47%14h 23m
DecemberWarm seasonAt its best
57°14°70°21°
2 days51%14h 56m

When is the best time to visit Te Awanga?

The best months are December to March: highs near 72°F, nights near 58°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are December to March: highs near 22°C, nights near 14°C, and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Te Awanga?

January and February, with highs near 73°F and lows near 60°F. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 56°F.January and February, with highs near 23°C and lows near 16°C. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 13°C.

When does it rain most in Te Awanga?

July, with rain on about three days a week. February is the driest, with rain on about two days a week.

How long are the days in Te Awanga?

From about 9½ hours in June to 15 hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Te Awanga?

January and February, when cloud covers about 43% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 51%.

Places with a year like Te Awanga's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Te Awanga's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Te Awanga's summer.

Elsewhere in New Zealand

All of New Zealand

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 7 km south of Te Awanga. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (230 m) against the climate model's (90 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (230 m) against the climate model's (90 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.