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Regional climates

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  • Summer (February) Winter (July) Annual rainfall Wind Annual sunshine (hours) Northern New Zealand Subtropical, warm, humid summers, mild winters 23–25°C max average 14–15°C average 1,200–1,400mm wettest in winter c. 2,000 South-west , some tropical storms in summer and autumn from the east Close  
  • Summer (February) Winter (July) Annual rainfall Wind Annual sunshine (hours) Central North Island Relatively windless, wide temperature range 23–24ºC max average 11–14ºC average, some frosts 1,100–1,400mm wettest in winter c. 2,000 South-west Close  
  • Summer (February) Winter (July) Annual rainfall Wind Annual sunshine (hours) Eastern North Island Dry, sunny, some heavy rain from south and east 23–25ºC max average 12–14ºC average, some frosts 800–1,000mm wettest in winter 2,000–2,200 West , can become very warm föhn wind Close  
  • Summer (February) Winter (July) Annual rainfall Wind Annual sunshine (hours) South-west North Island Windy with few temperature extremes, unsettled in winter 20–23ºC max average 12–13ºC average, some frosts 900–1,400mm wettest in winter 1,700–2,200 North-west Close  
  • Summer (February) Winter (July) Annual rainfall Wind Annual sunshine (hours) Northern South Island Sheltered south and west, sunniest in New Zealand, little wind 22–24ºC max average 12–13ºC average, some frosts 700–1,000mm wettest in winter 2,400 North-east (Nelson), south-west (Blenheim) Close  
  • Summer (February) Winter (July) Annual rainfall Wind Annual sunshine (hours) Eastern South IslandHot summers, cold winters, relatively low rainfall 21–23ºC max average 10–11ºC average, frequent frosts 600–800mm wettest in winter 1,900–2,200 North-east (coast), some south-west, hot dryNorth-west in summer Close  
  • Summer (February) Winter (July) Annual rainfall Wind Annual sunshine (hours) Western South IslandHeavy rainfall from the west, mild summers 19–20ºC max average 9–13ºC average, frosts 2,000mm (north)6,000mm (south-west) 1,800 South-west Close  
  • Summer (February) Winter (July) Annual rainfall Wind Annual sunshine (hours) Inland South IslandMost extreme temperature variations, hot, dry summers, cold winters 23ºC max average 8ºC average, frequent frosts, some snow 300–900mm 2,000 Some hot dry föhn north-westerlies Close  
  • Summer (February) Winter (July) Annual rainfall Wind Annual sunshine (hours) Southern New ZealandCool, cloudy, coastal climate 18–19ºC max average 9–10ºC average, frosts. 1,600 800–1,100mm South-west Close  

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Brett Mullan, Andrew Tait rāua ko Craig Thompson, Climate – Regional climates, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/7752/regional-climates (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Brett Mullan, Andrew Tait rāua ko Craig Thompson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.