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Wellington

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

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years41.3°S0 m above the sea
  1. Jan68°20°59°15°Rain on about two days a week.
  2. Feb69°21°60°16°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar67°19°58°14°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr64°18°55°13°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May61°16°53°12°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun58°14°50°10°Rain on about three days a week.
  7. Jul56°13°48°9°Rain on about three days a week.
  8. Aug56°13°48°9°Rain on about three days a week.
  9. Sep58°14°50°10°Rain on about three days a week.
  10. Oct60°16°51°11°Rain on about three days a week.
  11. Nov62°17°54°12°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec66°19°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 67°F and nights near 58°F. From June to September, highs are nearer 57°F. The rain comes from June to October, on about three days a week. January to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 9 hours in June to 15 hours in December.The warm season runs from December to March, with highs near 19°C and nights near 14°C. From June to September, highs are nearer 14°C. The rain comes from June to October, on about three days a week. January to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 9 hours in June to 15 hours in December.

Where Wellington sits

Pacific/Auckland
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Latitude
41.3°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Te Awanga262 km north-east

The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Wellington, 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 69°F in February.Highs from 13°C in July and August to 21°C in February.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in August (44% of days), driest in February (24%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in February (43% cover), cloudiest in July (56%).

Daylight

From 9h 15m in June to 15h 06m 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
Wellington, 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°68°20°
2 days46%14h 47m
FebruaryWarm seasonAt its best
60°16°69°21°
2 days43%13h 46m
MarchWarm seasonAt its best
58°14°67°19°
2 days45%12h 26m
April
55°13°64°18°
2 days48%11h 01m
May
53°12°61°16°
2 days51%9h 50m
JuneWetter
50°10°58°14°
3 days54%9h 15m
JulyWetter
48°9°56°13°
3 days56%9h 31m
AugustWetter
48°9°56°13°
3 days54%10h 33m
SeptemberWetter
50°10°58°14°
3 days51%11h 55m
OctoberWetter
51°11°60°16°
3 days52%13h 20m
November
54°12°62°17°
2 days49%14h 31m
DecemberWarm season
57°14°66°19°
2 days52%15h 06m

When is the best time to visit Wellington?

The best months are January to March: highs near 68°F, nights near 59°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are January to March: highs near 20°C, nights near 15°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 Wellington?

February, with highs near 69°F and lows near 60°F. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 56°F.February, with highs near 21°C and lows near 16°C. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 13°C.

When does it rain most in Wellington?

August, 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 Wellington?

From about 9 hours in June to 15 hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Wellington?

February, when cloud covers about 43% of the sky on average. July is the cloudiest, at about 56%.

Places with a year like Wellington's

by their highs, lows and wet days

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

Elsewhere in New Zealand

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 7 km west of Wellington. 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 (0 m) against the climate model's (55 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 (0 m) against the climate model's (55 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.