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Table: Summary climate information for selected New Zealand locations

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Rainfall

Wet-days

Sunshine

Temperature

Ground Frost

Wind

Gale days

 

Location

 

mm

 

>=1.0mm

 

Mean

°C

Very
Highest
°C

Very
Lowest
°C

 

days

Mean speed

kmh

Mean speed
at least
63kmh

Kaitaia

1334

134

2070

15.7

30.2

0.9

1

15

2

Whangarei

1490

132

1973

15.5

30.8

-0.1

11

16

1

Auckland

1240

137

2060

15.1

30.5

-2.5

10

17

2

Tauranga

1198

111

2260

14.5

33.7

-5.3

42

16

5

Hamilton

1190

129

2009

13.7

34.7

-9.9

63

12

2

Rotorua

1041

117

2117

12.8

31.5

-5.2

57

13

1

Gisborne

1051

110

2180

14.3

38.1

-5.3

33

15

2

Taupo

1102

116

1965

11.9

33.0

-6.3

69

13

2

New Plymouth

1432

138

2182

13.7

30.3

-2.4

15

20

5

Napier

803

91

2188

14.5

35.8

-3.9

29

14

3

Wanganui

882

115

2043

14.0

32.3

-2.3

7

18

5

Palmerston North

967

121

1733

13.3

33.0

-6.0

38

17

3

Masterton

979

130

1915

12.7

35.2

-6.9

60

11

1

Wellington

1249

123

2065

12.8

31.1

-1.9

10

22

22

Nelson

970

94

2405

12.6

36.3

-6.6

88

12

2

Blenheim

655

76

2409

12.9

36.0

-8.8

60

13

4

Westport

2274

169

1838

12.6

28.6

-3.5

26

11

2

Kaikoura

844

86

2090

12.4

33.3

-0.6

27

15

28

Hokitika

2875

171

1860

11.7

30.0

-3.4

54

11

2

Christchurch

648

85

2100

12.1

41.6

-7.1

70

15

3

Mt Cook

4293

161

1532

8.8

32.4

-12.8

140

10

5

Lake Tekapo

600

78

2180

8.8

33.3

-15.6

149

7

1

Timaru

573

81

1826

11.2

37.2

-6.8

84

12

6

Milford Sound

6749

186

1800*

10.3

28.3

-5.0

56

9

9

Queenstown

913

100

1921

10.7

34.1

-8.4

107

12

2

Alexandra

360

66

2025

10.8

37.2

-11.7

148

6

3

Manapouri

1164

129

1700*

9.3

32.0

-8.1

Not measured

10

Not measured

Dunedin

812

124

1585

11.0

35.7

-8.0

58

15

8

Invercargill

1112

158

1614

9.9

32.2

-9.0

94

18

18

Chatham Islands

855

133

1415

11.4

28.5

-2.3

4

25

16

Scott Base

Not measured

89**

Not measured

-19.6

6.0

-57.0

365

21

27

*    Estimated from mapped NZ sunshine hours

**   Days with snow