Karori climate — normals and trends
Karori (New Zealand) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 884 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 February (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Karori averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Karori has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 22.7 °C (on 29 January 2018) and the coldest 3.8 °C (on 14 August 2011).
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
KaroriWellington Region
- coords
- -41.28°, 174.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
11.7°C
Annual rainfall
884mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
35.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.2 °C
Average peak gust
52.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
22.7 °C
29 January 2018
Coldest day
3.8 °C
14 August 2011
Wettest day
117 mm
30 March 1979
Windiest day
83.5 km/h
10 April 1968
Strongest gust
150.8 km/h
10 April 1968
Hottest feels-like
26.8 °C
29 January 2018
Coldest feels-like
-6.5 °C
20 June 2013
Snowiest day
1.3 cm
15 August 2011
Sunniest day
14.9 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 50 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 18.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 33 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 130 mm | +58 mm |
| May | 14.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 130 mm | +45 mm |
| Jun | 13.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 133 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 12.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 175 mm | +77 mm |
| Aug | 11.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 13.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 79 mm | 0 mm |
| Nov | 15.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 16.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 105 mm | +37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karori?
Karori has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 884 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karori?
The hottest day measured in Karori between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2018, reaching 22.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karori?
The coldest day measured in Karori between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2011, at 3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Karori?
Almost never: Karori sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karori warmed?
Yes: Karori warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karori?
The wettest day measured in Karori between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1979, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karori?
The windiest day measured in Karori between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1968, with winds reaching 83.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karori?
The warmest month in Karori is February (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Karori?
Karori receives on average 884 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karori?
Karori gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Karori?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Karori between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2011, with 1.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Karori?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Karori.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karori?
In Karori, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.8 °C on 29 January 2018, and the lowest was -6.5 °C on 20 June 2013.
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