Annual mean 11°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind E
Warmest
20.3 °C
Coldest
9.0 °C
Wettest
23%
Windiest
5.0 m/s
Prevailing
E
3.9 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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never good
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The average temperature in Timaru over the whole year is 11°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Timaru has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in August, the driest month, to 15% in December, the wettest. Winds in Timaru are highest in December, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in June, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Timaru come in August, when the sky is typically 38% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
Month by month Timaru 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
13°C
17°C
10%
48%
3.4 m/s
65
7
80
February
19°C
12°C
17°C
10%
44%
3.2 m/s
69
8
79
March
18°C
11°C
15°C
10%
47%
3.0 m/s
58
4
82
April
16°C
8°C
13°C
11%
42%
2.8 m/s
37
0
86
May
13°C
6°C
10°C
10%
40%
2.7 m/s
17
0
76
June
10°C
4°C
7°C
12%
48%
2.6 m/s
2
0
54
July
9°C
3°C
6°C
12%
42%
2.7 m/s
1
0
48
August
11°C
3°C
7°C
9%
38%
2.7 m/s
5
0
59
September
13°C
5°C
9°C
11%
39%
3.3 m/s
11
0
67
October
14°C
7°C
11°C
13%
42%
3.3 m/s
22
0
75
November
17°C
10°C
13°C
13%
46%
3.4 m/s
39
2
81
December
18°C
12°C
15°C
15%
50%
3.5 m/s
54
4
80
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 Timaru weather by season
Year round, Timaru has days of about 9°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 19°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around August. 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.
Timaru weather in winterJune to August
High 10°CLow 3°CRain 11%
Winter in Timaru has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Timaru weather in springSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 8°CRain 12%
Spring in Timaru has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Timaru weather in summerDecember to February
High 19°CLow 13°CRain 12%
Summer in Timaru has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Timaru weather in autumnMarch to May
High 15°CLow 8°CRain 10%
Autumn in Timaru has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Timaru?
Timaru has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in August, the driest month, to 15% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Timaru windiest?
Winds in Timaru are highest in December, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in June, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Timaru year round?
The average temperature in Timaru over the whole year is 11°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.