Annual mean 14°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
23.0 °C
Coldest
12.3 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
5.3 m/s
Prevailing
NW
4.6 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 Rotorua over the whole year is 14°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. Rotorua has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in January, the driest month, to 22% in July, the wettest. Winds in Rotorua are highest in January, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in March, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Rotorua come in March, when the sky is typically 54% covered; October is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
Month by month Rotorua 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
22°C
16°C
20°C
11%
59%
4.1 m/s
85
17
67
February
22°C
16°C
21°C
14%
55%
3.7 m/s
86
17
64
March
21°C
13°C
19°C
11%
54%
3.5 m/s
82
5
79
April
19°C
12°C
16°C
14%
55%
3.6 m/s
69
1
83
May
16°C
10°C
13°C
17%
54%
3.6 m/s
40
1
79
June
14°C
9°C
11°C
20%
60%
3.6 m/s
15
0
73
July
13°C
7°C
9°C
22%
60%
3.8 m/s
7
0
67
August
13°C
7°C
10°C
17%
58%
3.5 m/s
8
0
70
September
15°C
9°C
11°C
19%
64%
4.1 m/s
19
0
76
October
16°C
10°C
13°C
16%
65%
4.1 m/s
38
0
83
November
19°C
13°C
16°C
15%
63%
4.0 m/s
66
1
84
December
21°C
16°C
19°C
15%
57%
4.0 m/s
81
8
73
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 Rotorua weather by season
Year round, Rotorua has days of about 13°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 22°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July 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.
Rotorua weather in winterJune to August
High 13°CLow 8°CRain 20%
Winter in Rotorua has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Rotorua weather in springSeptember to November
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 17%
Spring in Rotorua has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Rotorua weather in summerDecember to February
High 22°CLow 16°CRain 13%
Summer in Rotorua has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Rotorua weather in autumnMarch to May
High 18°CLow 12°CRain 14%
Autumn in Rotorua has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Rotorua?
Rotorua has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in January, the driest month, to 22% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is Rotorua windiest?
Winds in Rotorua are highest in January, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in March, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Rotorua year round?
The average temperature in Rotorua over the whole year is 14°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.