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Wellington Climate & Temperature

⛺ Wellington has a marine west coast climate that is mild with no dry season, warm summers. Heavy precipitation occurs during mild winters which are dominated by mid-latitude cyclones. Seasonality is moderate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Cfb).marine west coast climate (Cfb)

⛳ Wellington is situated in or near the warm temperate thorn steppe biome.

🌡️ The mean temperature is 12.8 degrees Celsius (55 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.

🐬 Average monthly temperatures vary by 8.5 °C (15.3°F). This indicates that the continentality type is hyperoceanic, subtype barely hyperoceanic.

☔ Total annual precipitation averages 1264.6 mm (49.8 inches) which is equivalent to 1264.6 Litres/m² (31.02 Gallons/ft²).

Wellington Climate Graph

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In the winter time records indicate temperatures by day reach 11.7°C (53°F) on average falling to 5.7°C (42.2°F) overnight.

In spring time temperatures climb reaching 15°C (59°F) generally in the afternoon with overnight lows of 8.7°C (47.6°F).

During summer average high temperatures are 19.7°C (67.4°F) and average low temperatures are 12.7°C (54.8°F).

Come autumn/ fall temperatures decrease achieving average highs of 16.7°C (62°F) during the day and lows of 10°C (50°F) generally shortly after sunrise.

✨ The longest day of the year is 14:58 long on the 21 of December and the shortest day is 9:01 long on the 22 of June.

🌞 On average there are 2012 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the sunshine and daylight section to check monthly details including how high in the sky the sun reaches each month.

🐇Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Wellington you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Salamanca/ Matacan, Spain where you would find a Mediterranean climate (Cool temperate steppe biome).

🌍Wellington, New Zealand is at 41°16'S, 174°45'E, 127 m (417 ft). Check the location on the map.

Wellington Climate Table

Average Max Temperature °C ( °F)
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Annual
11 (52) 12 (54) 13 (55) 15 (59) 17 (63) 19 (66) 20 (68) 20 (68) 19 (66) 17 (63) 14 (57) 12 (54) 16 (60)
Average Temperature °C ( °F)
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Annual
9 (47) 9 (48) 11 (51) 12 (54) 14 (56) 16 (60) 17 (62) 17 (63) 16 (61) 14 (57) 11 (52) 9 (49) 13 (55)
Average Min Temperature °C ( °F)
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Annual
5 (41) 6 (43) 7 (45) 9 (48) 10 (50) 12 (54) 13 (55) 13 (55) 12 (54) 10 (50) 8 (46) 6 (43) 9 (49)
Average Precipitation mm (in)
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Annual
142 (6) 135 (5) 104 (4) 99 (4) 94 (4) 91 (4) 78 (3) 60 (2) 96 (4) 107 (4) 121 (5) 139 (5) 1265 (50)
Number of Wet Days (probability of rain on a day %)
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Annual
18 (58) 16 (52) 14 (47) 14 (45) 12 (40) 12 (39) 10 (32) 9 (32) 10 (32) 13 (43) 15 (48) 16 (53) 159 (43)
Average Sunlight Hours/ Day
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Annual
3h 29' 4h 29' 5h 40' 5h 54' 6h 34' 7h 09' 7h 32' 6h 54' 6h 05' 5h 02' 3h 48' 3h 32' 5h 30'
Average Daylight Hours/ Day
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Annual
9h 31' 10h 33' 11h 55' 13h 19' 14h 31' 15h 06' 14h 47' 13h 47' 12h 28' 11h 03' 9h 51' 9h 14' 12h 00'
Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Annual
37 (63) 43 (57) 48 (52) 45 (55) 46 (54) 48 (52) 52 (48) 51 (49) 50 (50) 46 (54) 39 (61) 39 (61) 46 (54)
Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°).
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Annual
28.2 36.5 47.9 59.1 68.4 72.2 68.6 59.2 48.6 37 28.6 25.3 48.3


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