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Best time to visit Auckland

March is the best time to visit Auckland for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April. The sea stays above 20 °C from January to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking March comfort 87/100
A beach holiday February sea 21 °C
The least cloud March 54 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 67 mm
Warmth February 23 °C
Cooler weather July 14 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 March 87 21 °C 8 64
2 February 86 23 °C 8 70
3 January 86 22 °C 9 65
4 December 81 20 °C 11 48
5 April 81 19 °C 10 48
6 November 76 18 °C 11 34
7 May 69 17 °C 12 31
8 October 68 17 °C 12 21
9 September 61 15 °C 13 9
10 June 60 15 °C 12 15
11 July 55 14 °C 14 4
12 August 54 14 °C 15 1

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 21 °C and air temperatures around 23 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from January to March.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 20 °C 22 °C 58 % 65
February 21 °C 23 °C 58 % 70
March 21 °C 21 °C 54 % 64
April 19 °C 19 °C 57 % 48
May 18 °C 17 °C 57 % 31
June 16 °C 15 °C 57 % 15
July 14 °C 14 °C 58 % 4
August 14 °C 14 °C 57 % 1
September 14 °C 15 °C 60 % 9
October 15 °C 17 °C 61 % 21
November 17 °C 18 °C 64 % 34
December 19 °C 20 °C 64 % 48

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 15 wet days and highs near 14 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.