Annual mean 15°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
23.4 °C
Coldest
13.0 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
5.9 m/s
Prevailing
NW
4.8 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 Whakatane over the whole year is 15°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C. Whakatane has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in March, the driest month, to 20% in July, the wettest. Winds in Whakatane are highest in January, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Whakatane come in February, when the sky is typically 53% covered; October is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
Month by month Whakatane 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
23°C
16°C
21°C
12%
60%
4.2 m/s
91
15
69
February
23°C
16°C
22°C
17%
53%
3.8 m/s
88
17
60
March
22°C
13°C
19°C
10%
53%
3.6 m/s
89
6
80
April
20°C
12°C
18°C
14%
54%
3.7 m/s
85
1
86
May
17°C
10°C
14°C
17%
53%
3.8 m/s
47
0
85
June
15°C
9°C
12°C
19%
59%
3.7 m/s
18
0
82
July
14°C
7°C
10°C
20%
60%
3.8 m/s
8
0
78
August
14°C
6°C
11°C
13%
58%
3.5 m/s
10
0
83
September
16°C
9°C
12°C
18%
64%
3.9 m/s
27
0
85
October
17°C
11°C
14°C
14%
65%
4.1 m/s
45
0
90
November
20°C
14°C
17°C
16%
61%
4.2 m/s
76
0
87
December
22°C
16°C
20°C
14%
58%
4.1 m/s
87
8
72
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 Whakatane weather by season
Year round, Whakatane has days of about 14°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 23°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 6°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around March. 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.
Whakatane weather in winterJune to August
High 14°CLow 7°CRain 17%
Winter in Whakatane has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Whakatane weather in springSeptember to November
High 18°CLow 11°CRain 16%
Spring in Whakatane has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Whakatane weather in summerDecember to February
High 23°CLow 16°CRain 14%
Summer in Whakatane has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Whakatane weather in autumnMarch to May
High 19°CLow 12°CRain 13%
Autumn in Whakatane has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Whakatane?
Whakatane has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in March, the driest month, to 20% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is Whakatane windiest?
Winds in Whakatane are highest in January, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Whakatane year round?
The average temperature in Whakatane over the whole year is 15°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C.