Temperature Averages for New Zealand

The annual temperature averages at cities, towns, beaches and islands throughout New Zealand are listed below.

Separate lists for the North, South and outlying islands give maximum and minimum yearly temperatures, in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.

North Island

Average annual temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
67	54	Auckland	19	12
65	56	Cape Reinga	18	13
67	49	Gisborne	20	10
67	54	Great Barrier Island	20	12
67	47	Hamilton	19	9
65	53	Kaikohe	19	11
67	53	Kaitaia	19	12
67	51	Kerikeri	20	11
66	46	Masterton	19	8
66	49	Napier	19	9
64	50	New Plymouth	18	10
64	48	Palmerston North	18	9
63	47	Rotorua	17	8
62	45	Taupo	17	7
67	51	Tauranga	19	11
67	51	Thames	20	11
68	51	Waiheke Island	20	11
61	50	Wellington	16	10
54	38	Whakapapa Village, Tongariro	12	3
64	50	Whanganui	18	10
66	55	Whangaparaoa	19	13
68	54	Whangarei	20	12
67	51	Whitianga	19	10

South Island

Temperatures averages for the year
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
63	47	Akaroa	17	9
54	38	Arthur's Pass	12	4
65	46	Blenheim	19	8
64	45	Christchurch	18	7
59	46	Dunedin	15	8
64	52	Farewell Spit	18	11
61	44	Franz Josef	16	7
60	48	Greymouth	16	9
58	41	Invercargill	15	5
61	49	Kaikoura	16	9
59	39	Lake Rotoiti	15	4
59	38	Lake Tekapo	15	3
59	39	Manapouri	15	4
59	44	Milford Sound	15	6
58	38	Mt Cook	14	3
64	47	Nelson	18	8
62	42	Queenstown	16	6
59	48	Secretary Island	15	9
59	43	Timaru	15	6
62	48	Westport	17	9

Other Islands

Annual temperatures averages
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
50	43	Auckland Islands	10	6
49	41	Campbell Island	9	5
60	48	Chatham Island	15	9
72	62	Raoul Island	22	17
57	44	Stewart Island, Oban	14	6

Average Annual Temperatures in New Zealand

North Island

South Island

Other Islands

Reference

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