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Best time to visit Tauranga

February is the best time to visit Tauranga for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April. The sea stays above 20 °C from February 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 February comfort 88/100
A beach holiday February sea 21 °C
The least cloud May 51 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 87 mm
Warmth February 22 °C
Cooler weather July 13 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 88 22 °C 8 68
2 January 86 22 °C 9 61
3 March 86 21 °C 9 59
4 December 81 20 °C 12 45
5 April 80 18 °C 10 45
6 November 77 18 °C 11 33
7 May 70 16 °C 10 31
8 October 68 17 °C 12 20
9 September 61 15 °C 12 11
10 June 60 14 °C 11 17
11 August 56 14 °C 13 7
12 July 55 13 °C 12 11

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 21 °C and air temperatures around 22 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from February to March.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 20 °C 22 °C 55 % 61
February 21 °C 22 °C 55 % 68
March 20 °C 21 °C 52 % 59
April 19 °C 18 °C 53 % 45
May 18 °C 16 °C 51 % 31
June 16 °C 14 °C 51 % 17
July 15 °C 13 °C 53 % 11
August 15 °C 14 °C 53 % 7
September 15 °C 15 °C 56 % 11
October 15 °C 17 °C 56 % 20
November 16 °C 18 °C 59 % 33
December 18 °C 20 °C 61 % 45

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 13 °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 22.1 °C 87 mm 55 %
February 22.3 °C 100 mm 55 %
March 20.8 °C 99 mm 52 %
April 18.4 °C 122 mm 53 %
May 16.0 °C 118 mm 51 %
June 13.8 °C 135 mm 51 %
July 13.1 °C 134 mm 53 %
August 13.6 °C 122 mm 53 %
September 15.0 °C 113 mm 56 %
October 16.6 °C 98 mm 56 %
November 18.4 °C 94 mm 59 %
December 20.4 °C 116 mm 61 %

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.