Annual mean 13°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind E
Warmest
19.6 °C
Coldest
10.4 °C
Wettest
24%
Windiest
6.0 m/s
Prevailing
E
5.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kaikoura over the whole year is 13°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. Kaikoura has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in January, the driest month, to 16% in June, the wettest. Winds in Kaikoura are highest in September, averaging 5.0 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in April, at 4.3 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Kaikoura come in February, when the sky is typically 45% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 53%.
Month by month Kaikoura 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
19°C
15°C
16°C
9%
49%
4.8 m/s
64
6
77
February
19°C
15°C
17°C
11%
45%
4.5 m/s
68
6
78
March
18°C
14°C
15°C
10%
49%
4.5 m/s
56
2
81
April
16°C
12°C
12°C
11%
45%
4.3 m/s
35
0
82
May
14°C
11°C
10°C
11%
45%
4.4 m/s
19
0
75
June
11°C
9°C
7°C
16%
52%
4.3 m/s
5
0
58
July
11°C
8°C
7°C
14%
46%
4.5 m/s
2
0
53
August
11°C
8°C
7°C
12%
47%
4.5 m/s
3
0
56
September
13°C
9°C
8°C
13%
47%
5.0 m/s
10
0
60
October
14°C
10°C
10°C
12%
48%
4.7 m/s
17
0
70
November
16°C
13°C
12°C
12%
51%
4.8 m/s
36
1
79
December
18°C
14°C
15°C
13%
53%
4.7 m/s
53
2
79
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 Kaikoura weather by season
Year round, Kaikoura has days of about 11°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 19°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°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.
Kaikoura weather in winterJune to August
High 11°CLow 8°CRain 14%
Winter in Kaikoura has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Kaikoura weather in springSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 11°CRain 12%
Spring in Kaikoura has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Kaikoura weather in summerDecember to February
High 19°CLow 15°CRain 11%
Summer in Kaikoura has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Kaikoura weather in autumnMarch to May
High 16°CLow 12°CRain 11%
Autumn in Kaikoura has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kaikoura?
Kaikoura has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in January, the driest month, to 16% in June, the wettest.
What time of year is Kaikoura windiest?
Winds in Kaikoura are highest in September, averaging 5.0 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in April, at 4.3 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Kaikoura year round?
The average temperature in Kaikoura over the whole year is 13°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.