Annual mean 13°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind W
Warmest
21.6 °C
Coldest
10.3 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
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 Taupo 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 6°C. Taupo has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in January, the driest month, to 21% in July, the wettest. Winds in Taupo are highest in September, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in February, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Taupo come in April, when the sky is typically 56% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Taupo 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
14°C
19°C
11%
73%
4.1 m/s
79
9
76
February
21°C
14°C
19°C
13%
56%
3.6 m/s
82
9
74
March
19°C
12°C
17°C
12%
61%
3.6 m/s
71
2
85
April
17°C
10°C
14°C
13%
56%
3.6 m/s
47
0
84
May
14°C
8°C
11°C
16%
60%
3.7 m/s
21
0
73
June
12°C
7°C
8°C
20%
67%
3.6 m/s
5
0
60
July
11°C
6°C
7°C
21%
68%
4.0 m/s
2
0
49
August
11°C
6°C
7°C
19%
67%
3.6 m/s
3
0
53
September
13°C
7°C
9°C
19%
68%
4.3 m/s
8
0
65
October
15°C
9°C
11°C
16%
70%
4.1 m/s
24
0
77
November
18°C
12°C
14°C
16%
67%
4.1 m/s
51
0
82
December
20°C
14°C
17°C
16%
62%
4.0 m/s
72
3
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 Taupo weather by season
Year round, Taupo has days of about 11°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 21°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 6°C to 14°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 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.
Taupo weather in winterJune to August
High 11°CLow 6°CRain 20%
Winter in Taupo has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Taupo weather in springSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 9°CRain 17%
Spring in Taupo has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Taupo weather in summerDecember to February
High 21°CLow 14°CRain 13%
Summer in Taupo has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Taupo weather in autumnMarch to May
High 17°CLow 10°CRain 14%
Autumn in Taupo has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Taupo?
Taupo has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in January, the driest month, to 21% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is Taupo windiest?
Winds in Taupo are highest in September, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in February, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Taupo year round?
The average temperature in Taupo 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 6°C.