Auckland climate

Name: Auckland
Address: NZ

Auckland is warmest in February, with average highs of 23 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 9.4 °C. July is the wettest month (114 mm) and January the driest (67 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Auckland averages 1,043 mm of rain and 3 days above 25 °C.

New Zealand · population 1,547,200 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month February 23 °C
Coldest month July 9.4 °C
Driest month January 67 mm
Wettest month July 114 mm
Least cloud March 54 % cloud
Hottest on record February 29 °C
Coldest on record July 2.1 °C
Warmest sea February 21 °C

What to expectAuckland through the year

Auckland has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 14 °C in July to 23 °C in February, a swing of 8.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 3 days a year reach 25 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 29 °C, in February.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 67 mm in January to 114 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Auckland is warmest in February at 21 °C and coldest in August at 14 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	22.2 °C	67 mm	58 %
February	22.8 °C	69 mm	58 %
March	21.3 °C	72 mm	54 %
April	19.1 °C	77 mm	57 %
May	16.8 °C	96 mm	57 %
June	14.7 °C	100 mm	57 %
July	13.8 °C	114 mm	58 %
August	14.1 °C	107 mm	57 %
September	15.3 °C	93 mm	60 %
October	16.7 °C	79 mm	61 %
November	18.3 °C	76 mm	64 %
December	20.5 °C	93 mm	64 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C
January	22.2 °C	16.8 °C	19.2 °C	27.6 °C	11.4 °C	1
February	22.8 °C	17.4 °C	19.8 °C	28.6 °C	11.4 °C	2
March	21.3 °C	16.0 °C	18.4 °C	26.4 °C	10.2 °C	0
April	19.1 °C	14.2 °C	16.4 °C	24.4 °C	7.8 °C	0
May	16.8 °C	12.4 °C	14.3 °C	21.5 °C	4.6 °C	0
June	14.7 °C	10.5 °C	12.4 °C	18.8 °C	2.5 °C	0
July	13.8 °C	9.4 °C	11.4 °C	17.5 °C	2.1 °C	0
August	14.1 °C	9.5 °C	11.5 °C	18.3 °C	3.3 °C	0
September	15.3 °C	10.4 °C	12.6 °C	20.4 °C	4.1 °C	0
October	16.7 °C	11.7 °C	13.9 °C	20.8 °C	5.7 °C	0
November	18.3 °C	13.2 °C	15.5 °C	23.5 °C	8.0 °C	0
December	20.5 °C	15.4 °C	17.7 °C	25.6 °C	9.5 °C	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	67 mm	9	14 h/day	58 %	76 %	24 km/h	20.3 °C
February	69 mm	8	13 h/day	58 %	76 %	24 km/h	21.1 °C
March	72 mm	8	12 h/day	54 %	77 %	24 km/h	20.6 °C
April	77 mm	10	11 h/day	57 %	80 %	24 km/h	19.4 °C
May	96 mm	12	10 h/day	57 %	82 %	26 km/h	17.8 °C
June	100 mm	12	9.6 h/day	57 %	82 %	27 km/h	15.9 °C
July	114 mm	14	9.9 h/day	58 %	83 %	27 km/h	14.4 °C
August	107 mm	15	11 h/day	57 %	82 %	27 km/h	13.8 °C
September	93 mm	13	12 h/day	60 %	81 %	27 km/h	14.2 °C
October	79 mm	12	13 h/day	61 %	79 %	28 km/h	15.3 °C
November	76 mm	11	14 h/day	64 %	77 %	27 km/h	16.9 °C
December	93 mm	11	15 h/day	64 %	77 %	25 km/h	18.8 °C

Where Auckland ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in the world in August	24th of 50	14 °C
The coolest places in the world in July	33rd of 50	14 °C
The coolest places in the world in June	45th of 50	15 °C

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Auckland.

QuestionsCommon questions about Auckland’s climate

When is the best time to visit Auckland?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, March sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Auckland get?

In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 23 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 29 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 9.4 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Auckland?

July, averaging 114 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is January with 67 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,043 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Auckland rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Data point: -36.849°, 174.763° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.