Gisborne climate — normals and trends
Gisborne (New Zealand) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 895 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gisborne averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Gisborne has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 31 January 2020) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 1 July 1951).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
GisborneGisborne
- coords
- -38.65°, 178.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
17.4°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
895mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
22.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.7 °C
Average peak gust
40.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.3 °C
31 January 2020
Coldest day
-0.1 °C
1 July 1951
Wettest day
127 mm
8 March 1988
Windiest day
72.0 km/h
23 March 1944
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
23 March 1944
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
7 February 1973
Coldest feels-like
-4.5 °C
1 July 1951
Snowiest day
4.4 cm
27 May 1959
Sunniest day
14.5 h
4 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.6 °C | -2.6 °C | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 22.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 21.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 101 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 59 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 14.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 85 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 14.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 103 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 13.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 69 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 57 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 19.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 62 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 22.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 42 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 22.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 151 mm | +79 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gisborne?
Gisborne has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 895 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gisborne?
The hottest day measured in Gisborne between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 2020, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gisborne?
The coldest day measured in Gisborne between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1951, at -0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gisborne?
Almost never: Gisborne sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gisborne warmed?
Yes: Gisborne warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gisborne?
The wettest day measured in Gisborne between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1988, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gisborne?
The windiest day measured in Gisborne between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1944, with winds reaching 72.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gisborne?
The warmest month in Gisborne is January (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gisborne?
Gisborne receives on average 895 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gisborne?
Gisborne gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gisborne?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gisborne between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1959, with 4.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gisborne?
Yes: Gisborne has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gisborne?
In Gisborne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 7 February 1973, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 1 July 1951.
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