Annual mean 12°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
21.3 °C
Coldest
9.4 °C
Wettest
20%
Windiest
6.5 m/s
Prevailing
NE
5.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Christchurch over the whole year is 12°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Christchurch has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in January, the driest month, to 15% in June, the wettest. Winds in Christchurch are highest in January, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in May, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Christchurch come in August, when the sky is typically 38% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 49%.
Month by month Christchurch climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
20°C
14°C
16°C
10%
48%
5.1 m/s
59
9
73
February
20°C
13°C
17°C
10%
44%
4.9 m/s
61
10
73
March
18°C
12°C
15°C
10%
47%
4.6 m/s
51
4
77
April
16°C
9°C
12°C
10%
42%
4.0 m/s
33
0
80
May
13°C
7°C
10°C
11%
40%
3.6 m/s
16
0
73
June
10°C
6°C
7°C
15%
48%
3.7 m/s
3
0
51
July
10°C
4°C
6°C
15%
42%
3.7 m/s
1
0
45
August
11°C
5°C
7°C
10%
38%
3.8 m/s
4
0
53
September
13°C
7°C
8°C
10%
39%
4.5 m/s
14
0
61
October
15°C
8°C
10°C
12%
42%
4.6 m/s
24
0
69
November
17°C
11°C
13°C
10%
46%
4.8 m/s
36
2
77
December
19°C
14°C
15°C
12%
49%
5.1 m/s
48
5
76
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Christchurch weather by season
Year round, Christchurch has days of about 10°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 20°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Christchurch weather in winterJune to August
High 10°CLow 5°CRain 13%
Winter in Christchurch has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Christchurch weather in springSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 9°CRain 11%
Spring in Christchurch has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Christchurch weather in summerDecember to February
High 20°CLow 14°CRain 10%
Summer in Christchurch has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Christchurch weather in autumnMarch to May
High 16°CLow 9°CRain 10%
Autumn in Christchurch has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Christchurch?
Christchurch has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in January, the driest month, to 15% in June, the wettest.
What time of year is Christchurch windiest?
Winds in Christchurch are highest in January, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in May, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Christchurch year round?
The average temperature in Christchurch over the whole year is 12°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.