New Zealand climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenstown | 22° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 17° | 19° |
| Auckland | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 17° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 21° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenstown | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Auckland | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 23° | 23° | 21° | 19° | 17° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 22° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Auckland climate in March
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–March, December · March: Good
| February | March | April | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 20°C | 19°C | ▼ 17°C |
| Typical high | ▼ 23°C | 22°C | ▼ 20°C |
| Typical low | ▼ 18°C | 16°C | ▼ 15°C |
| Water temperature | ▼ 23.2°C | 21.3°C | ▼ 19.4°C |
| Precipitation | ▼ 109 mm | 77 mm | ▲ 110 mm |
| Wet days | ▼ 12 d | 11 d | ▲ 13 d |
| Humidity | → 72% | 72% | ▲ 80% |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 10.8 h | 10.1 h | ▼ 8.7 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 20% | 18% | ▲ 22% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 10 | 8 | ▼ 6 |
| Daylight | 13:28 | 12:19 | 11:09 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Acceptable |
March temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
March precipitation day by day mm
March UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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