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Best time to visit Wellington

February is the best time to visit Wellington for general sightseeing, with average highs of 19 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly 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 February comfort 80/100
A beach holiday February sea 17 °C
The least cloud February 53 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 57 mm
Warmth February 19 °C
Cooler weather July 11 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 80 19 °C 7 42
2 January 77 18 °C 8 36
3 March 76 17 °C 8 34
4 December 70 17 °C 10 23
5 April 68 16 °C 9 21
6 November 64 15 °C 10 15
7 May 62 14 °C 10 12
8 October 57 14 °C 12 7
9 September 53 13 °C 11 7
10 June 52 12 °C 12 6
11 July 50 11 °C 12 7
12 August 48 12 °C 13 4

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 17 °C and air temperatures around 19 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 18 °C 56 % 36
February 17 °C 19 °C 53 % 42
March 16 °C 17 °C 54 % 34
April 15 °C 16 °C 58 % 21
May 14 °C 14 °C 57 % 12
June 13 °C 12 °C 60 % 6
July 12 °C 11 °C 60 % 7
August 12 °C 12 °C 59 % 4
September 12 °C 13 °C 58 % 7
October 13 °C 14 °C 59 % 7
November 14 °C 15 °C 58 % 15
December 15 °C 17 °C 61 % 23

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 12 °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 18.2 °C 57 mm 56 %
February 18.6 °C 58 mm 53 %
March 17.5 °C 62 mm 54 %
April 15.6 °C 72 mm 58 %
May 14.0 °C 71 mm 57 %
June 12.2 °C 91 mm 60 %
July 11.3 °C 85 mm 60 %
August 11.6 °C 83 mm 59 %
September 12.6 °C 78 mm 58 %
October 13.8 °C 90 mm 59 %
November 15.1 °C 75 mm 58 %
December 16.9 °C 68 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.