Dunedin is at its most pleasant from mid February to early March, and again in mid and late January. For walking, go from late August to mid May. It is rarely warm enough for sunbathing.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Dunedin is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 11, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in May, when the sky is typically 33% covered at midday (mostly clear).
For being outside, go from mid February to early March, with a second spell in mid and late January. It peaks in mid February, at 70. Avoid late May to mid August for this: it falls to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
The walking season here runs from late August to mid May. It peaks in early April, at 83. The weakest stretch is in early July, when it drops to 31, mostly because it is too cold.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Dunedin 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. Dunedin has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in March, the driest month, to 17% in October, the wettest. Winds in Dunedin are highest in December, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in June, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Dunedin come in August, when the sky is typically 38% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
Month by month Dunedin 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 | 16°C | 13% | 48% | 4.0 m/s | 57 | 8 | 74 |
| February | 19°C | 12°C | 16°C | 11% | 44% | 3.6 m/s | 61 | 7 | 76 |
| March | 18°C | 10°C | 15°C | 11% | 47% | 3.3 m/s | 55 | 3 | 80 |
| April | 15°C | 8°C | 12°C | 12% | 42% | 3.4 m/s | 31 | 0 | 79 |
| May | 12°C | 6°C | 9°C | 14% | 40% | 3.2 m/s | 13 | 0 | 65 |
| June | 9°C | 4°C | 5°C | 14% | 48% | 3.1 m/s | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| July | 9°C | 3°C | 5°C | 15% | 42% | 3.4 m/s | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| August | 10°C | 4°C | 6°C | 11% | 38% | 3.2 m/s | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| September | 13°C | 5°C | 8°C | 14% | 39% | 4.0 m/s | 9 | 0 | 61 |
| October | 14°C | 7°C | 10°C | 17% | 42% | 3.9 m/s | 21 | 0 | 68 |
| November | 16°C | 10°C | 12°C | 16% | 46% | 3.9 m/s | 36 | 1 | 76 |
| December | 18°C | 12°C | 14°C | 15% | 50% | 4.2 m/s | 48 | 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 Dunedin weather by season
Year round, Dunedin 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 October 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.
Dunedin weather in winterJune to August
Winter in Dunedin has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Dunedin weather in springSeptember to November
Spring in Dunedin has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Dunedin weather in summerDecember to February
Summer in Dunedin has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Dunedin weather in autumnMarch to May
Autumn in Dunedin has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Dunedin?
Dunedin has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in March, the driest month, to 17% in October, the wettest.
What time of year is Dunedin windiest?
Winds in Dunedin are highest in December, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in June, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Dunedin year round?
The average temperature in Dunedin 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.
Where to go instead in mid July, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.