Annual mean 13°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind W
Warmest
22.3 °C
Coldest
11.3 °C
Wettest
28%
Windiest
7.3 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.7 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 Palmerston North over the whole year is 13°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. Palmerston North has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 12% in February, the driest month, to 22% in July, the wettest. Winds in Palmerston North are highest in September, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in April, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Palmerston North come in February, when the sky is typically 56% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 79%.
Month by month Palmerston North 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
21°C
15°C
18°C
13%
79%
5.1 m/s
68
7
72
February
21°C
15°C
19°C
12%
56%
4.6 m/s
77
9
72
March
19°C
13°C
16°C
12%
67%
4.3 m/s
59
3
80
April
17°C
12°C
14°C
13%
56%
4.1 m/s
45
0
82
May
15°C
10°C
11°C
17%
64%
4.2 m/s
23
0
76
June
13°C
9°C
9°C
20%
70%
4.3 m/s
4
0
65
July
12°C
8°C
7°C
22%
72%
4.9 m/s
2
0
53
August
13°C
7°C
8°C
19%
73%
4.2 m/s
4
0
63
September
14°C
8°C
9°C
21%
68%
5.2 m/s
15
0
64
October
15°C
10°C
11°C
17%
73%
4.6 m/s
27
0
73
November
18°C
12°C
14°C
18%
68%
4.9 m/s
45
0
76
December
20°C
14°C
17°C
17%
66%
5.1 m/s
64
4
75
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 Palmerston North weather by season
Year round, Palmerston North has days of about 12°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 21°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°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 July and least likely around February. 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.
Palmerston North weather in winterJune to August
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 20%
Winter in Palmerston North has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Palmerston North weather in springSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 10°CRain 19%
Spring in Palmerston North has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Palmerston North weather in summerDecember to February
High 21°CLow 15°CRain 14%
Summer in Palmerston North has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Palmerston North weather in autumnMarch to May
High 17°CLow 12°CRain 14%
Autumn in Palmerston North has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Palmerston North?
Palmerston North has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 12% in February, the driest month, to 22% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is Palmerston North windiest?
Winds in Palmerston North are highest in September, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in April, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Palmerston North year round?
The average temperature in Palmerston North over the whole year is 13°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.