Annual mean 12°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
21.3 °C
Coldest
6.2 °C
Wettest
23%
Windiest
7.1 m/s
Prevailing
SW
6.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Canterbury over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Canterbury has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in August, the driest month, to 20% in December, the wettest. Winds in Canterbury are highest in February, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in May, at 4.7 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Canterbury come in August, when the sky is typically 47% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 68%.
Month by month Canterbury 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
7°C
4°C
1°C
16%
65%
5.4 m/s
0
0
11
February
8°C
5°C
2°C
16%
62%
6.0 m/s
0
0
20
March
10°C
6°C
4°C
17%
60%
5.5 m/s
1
0
30
April
12°C
7°C
7°C
12%
50%
5.0 m/s
6
0
50
May
16°C
11°C
12°C
13%
49%
4.7 m/s
27
0
75
June
19°C
14°C
16°C
12%
48%
4.8 m/s
56
4
78
July
21°C
16°C
18°C
11%
50%
4.7 m/s
73
8
75
August
21°C
16°C
18°C
11%
47%
4.8 m/s
75
9
74
September
19°C
13°C
16°C
12%
50%
4.7 m/s
58
4
79
October
15°C
11°C
11°C
18%
56%
5.0 m/s
20
0
75
November
10°C
8°C
6°C
18%
63%
5.3 m/s
1
0
42
December
8°C
6°C
3°C
20%
68%
5.5 m/s
0
0
21
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 Canterbury weather by season
Year round, Canterbury has days of about 7°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 21°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°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.
Canterbury weather in winterDecember to February
High 8°CLow 5°CRain 17%
Winter in Canterbury has typical daily highs of about 8°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Canterbury weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 14%
Spring in Canterbury has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Canterbury weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 15°CRain 11%
Summer in Canterbury has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Canterbury weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 11°CRain 16%
Autumn in Canterbury has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Canterbury?
Canterbury has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in August, the driest month, to 20% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Canterbury windiest?
Winds in Canterbury are highest in February, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in May, at 4.7 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Canterbury year round?
The average temperature in Canterbury over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.