Annual mean 11°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
21.3 °C
Coldest
5.6 °C
Wettest
29%
Windiest
5.7 m/s
Prevailing
SW
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 Carterton over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Carterton has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in July, the driest month, to 25% in December, the wettest. Winds in Carterton are highest in February, averaging 4.7 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Carterton come in May, when the sky is typically 60% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Carterton 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
6°C
4°C
1°C
22%
68%
4.1 m/s
0
0
12
February
8°C
4°C
2°C
24%
68%
4.7 m/s
0
0
20
March
9°C
5°C
4°C
22%
67%
4.4 m/s
1
0
32
April
12°C
6°C
7°C
15%
60%
3.9 m/s
9
0
53
May
16°C
10°C
12°C
18%
60%
3.7 m/s
32
0
79
June
19°C
13°C
16°C
15%
60%
3.7 m/s
58
7
79
July
21°C
15°C
18°C
15%
61%
3.5 m/s
74
11
75
August
20°C
14°C
18°C
16%
61%
3.6 m/s
72
8
79
September
18°C
12°C
15°C
17%
62%
3.5 m/s
53
4
81
October
14°C
10°C
10°C
21%
67%
3.8 m/s
14
0
74
November
9°C
6°C
5°C
23%
69%
3.9 m/s
1
0
38
December
7°C
5°C
3°C
25%
73%
4.1 m/s
0
0
22
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 Carterton weather by season
Year round, Carterton has days of about 6°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 21°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 15°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 July. 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.
Carterton weather in winterDecember to February
High 7°CLow 4°CRain 24%
Winter in Carterton has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Carterton weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 7°CRain 18%
Spring in Carterton has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Carterton weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 14°CRain 15%
Summer in Carterton has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Carterton weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 9°CRain 20%
Autumn in Carterton has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Carterton?
Carterton has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in July, the driest month, to 25% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Carterton windiest?
Winds in Carterton are highest in February, averaging 4.7 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Carterton year round?
The average temperature in Carterton over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.