Annual mean 25°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind E
Warmest
31.3 °C
Coldest
22.0 °C
Wettest
20%
Windiest
6.1 m/s
Prevailing
E
5.2 m/s average
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The average temperature in Wellington over the whole year is 25°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C. Wellington has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 16% in February, the driest month, to 29% in June, the wettest. Winds in Wellington are highest in April, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.3 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Wellington come in July, when the sky is typically 40% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 51%.
Month by month Wellington 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
22°C
17°C
20°C
20%
48%
4.3 m/s
74
23
58
February
25°C
20°C
24°C
16%
46%
4.3 m/s
73
46
37
March
26°C
20°C
24°C
18%
42%
4.6 m/s
69
43
39
April
27°C
22°C
26°C
19%
44%
4.8 m/s
63
58
24
May
29°C
24°C
29°C
22%
43%
4.2 m/s
32
69
7
June
30°C
26°C
32°C
29%
45%
3.5 m/s
9
57
1
July
31°C
27°C
34°C
24%
40%
3.3 m/s
2
41
0
August
31°C
27°C
34°C
28%
42%
3.4 m/s
3
38
0
September
30°C
26°C
33°C
27%
45%
3.6 m/s
5
50
0
October
29°C
25°C
29°C
26%
50%
4.5 m/s
27
66
6
November
26°C
22°C
26°C
20%
51%
4.3 m/s
60
55
25
December
24°C
19°C
23°C
18%
46%
4.2 m/s
68
44
39
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 Wellington weather by season
Year round, Wellington has days of about 22°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 17°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 25°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around February. 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.
Wellington weather in winterDecember to February
High 24°CLow 19°CRain 18%
Winter in Wellington has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Wellington weather in springMarch to May
High 27°CLow 22°CRain 19%
Spring in Wellington has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Wellington weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 27°CRain 27%
Summer in Wellington has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 27°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Wellington weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 28°CLow 24°CRain 24%
Autumn in Wellington has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Wellington?
Wellington has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 16% in February, the driest month, to 29% in June, the wettest.
What time of year is Wellington windiest?
Winds in Wellington are highest in April, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.3 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Wellington year round?
The average temperature in Wellington over the whole year is 25°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C.