Paraparaumu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 1,421 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paraparaumu?

The hottest day measured in Paraparaumu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2019, reaching 24.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Paraparaumu?

The coldest day measured in Paraparaumu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1951, at 1.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Paraparaumu?

Almost never: Paraparaumu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Paraparaumu warmed?

Yes: Paraparaumu warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Paraparaumu?

The wettest day measured in Paraparaumu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1968, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Paraparaumu?

The windiest day measured in Paraparaumu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1968, with winds reaching 72.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Paraparaumu?

The warmest month in Paraparaumu is February (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu receives on average 1,421 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Paraparaumu (New Zealand) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 1,421 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Paraparaumu averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.

Paraparaumu has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 24.7 °C (on 29 January 2019) and the coldest 1.5 °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

ParaparaumuWellington Region

coords: -40.92°, 175.02°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

12.4°C

Average daily high

13.9°C

Average daily low

10.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,421mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

28.5km/h

Seasonal range

7.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

168 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.2 cm

Average feels-like high

11.7 °C

Average feels-like low

7.1 °C

Average peak gust

48.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

24.7 °C

29 January 2019

Coldest day

1.5 °C

1 July 1951

Wettest day

98 mm

10 April 1968

Windiest day

72.3 km/h

10 April 1968

Strongest gust

137.5 km/h

10 April 1968

Hottest feels-like

29.0 °C

29 January 2019

Coldest feels-like

-6.0 °C

21 June 2013

Snowiest day

3.6 cm

16 July 1976

Sunniest day

14.8 h

28 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall
2025	21.5 °C17 February 2025	5.1 °C24 July 2025	13.3 °C	1,470 mm
2024	22.2 °C22 January 2024	4.2 °C4 August 2024	13.0 °C	1,340 mm
2023	22.4 °C29 January 2023	4.3 °C23 August 2023	13.3 °C	1,521 mm
2022	22.7 °C9 February 2022	3.7 °C6 October 2022	13.6 °C	1,798 mm
2021	21.5 °C15 December 2021	5.0 °C14 July 2021	13.2 °C	1,479 mm
2020	21.4 °C4 February 2020	4.4 °C8 September 2020	12.9 °C	1,361 mm
2019	24.7 °C29 January 2019	5.3 °C5 August 2019	13.2 °C	1,398 mm
2018	24.1 °C20 February 2018	4.6 °C4 July 2018	13.4 °C	1,624 mm
2017	21.8 °C6 December 2017	4.7 °C29 July 2017	13.0 °C	1,575 mm
2016	22.4 °C18 January 2016	4.7 °C8 August 2016	13.4 °C	1,624 mm
2015	22.8 °C28 January 2015	3.2 °C9 July 2015	12.7 °C	1,395 mm
2014	21.0 °C16 March 2014	4.9 °C13 August 2014	12.6 °C	1,344 mm
2013	21.7 °C6 January 2013	4.2 °C21 June 2013	13.2 °C	1,456 mm
2012	21.8 °C25 December 2012	4.8 °C10 July 2012	12.4 °C	1,268 mm
2011	22.6 °C18 January 2011	2.1 °C14 August 2011	12.6 °C	1,437 mm
2010	21.1 °C29 January 2010	4.0 °C29 July 2010	12.7 °C	1,237 mm
2009	20.1 °C6 March 2009	3.6 °C26 July 2009	11.9 °C	1,246 mm
2008	23.5 °C21 January 2008	3.7 °C7 September 2008	12.8 °C	1,506 mm
2007	21.8 °C13 January 2007	3.3 °C7 September 2007	12.6 °C	1,054 mm
2006	21.0 °C25 January 2006	3.5 °C16 August 2006	12.3 °C	1,644 mm
2005	22.9 °C5 February 2005	3.9 °C15 August 2005	12.8 °C	994 mm
2004	21.5 °C17 January 2004	3.9 °C19 September 2004	12.0 °C	1,736 mm
2003	21.6 °C2 March 2003	4.8 °C5 July 2003	12.6 °C	1,230 mm
2002	20.9 °C29 January 2002	4.3 °C18 August 2002	12.5 °C	1,283 mm
2001	20.9 °C21 February 2001	2.6 °C4 July 2001	12.8 °C	1,213 mm
2000	21.0 °C24 January 2000	3.9 °C24 August 2000	12.5 °C	1,379 mm
1999	21.8 °C8 February 1999	4.6 °C10 August 1999	13.0 °C	1,292 mm
1998	21.2 °C7 March 1998	4.2 °C9 August 1998	13.0 °C	1,477 mm
1997	20.5 °C18 February 1997	3.6 °C26 July 1997	12.0 °C	1,244 mm
1996	21.2 °C20 January 1996	3.9 °C30 August 1996	12.2 °C	1,634 mm
1995	21.2 °C22 December 1995	3.5 °C9 September 1995	12.3 °C	1,600 mm
1994	21.3 °C24 February 1994	3.5 °C30 June 1994	12.1 °C	1,443 mm
1993	20.6 °C21 February 1993	3.7 °C11 July 1993	11.6 °C	1,229 mm
1992	20.2 °C16 January 1992	4.0 °C29 August 1992	11.4 °C	1,360 mm
1991	19.8 °C20 January 1991	3.8 °C6 July 1991	12.1 °C	1,354 mm
1990	22.1 °C22 February 1990	4.6 °C15 June 1990	12.8 °C	1,331 mm
1989	22.2 °C2 January 1989	4.1 °C26 July 1989	12.8 °C	1,122 mm
1988	22.8 °C12 February 1988	4.4 °C14 June 1988	12.7 °C	1,350 mm
1987	20.5 °C10 January 1987	4.2 °C31 July 1987	12.4 °C	1,263 mm
1986	20.9 °C23 January 1986	3.9 °C28 August 1986	12.5 °C	1,359 mm
1985	22.7 °C16 February 1985	2.7 °C16 August 1985	12.6 °C	1,290 mm
1984	21.1 °C30 March 1984	3.0 °C16 July 1984	12.6 °C	1,150 mm
1983	19.9 °C8 December 1983	3.6 °C21 July 1983	11.9 °C	1,405 mm
1982	20.9 °C24 February 1982	4.4 °C17 August 1982	11.9 °C	1,376 mm
1981	22.9 °C9 March 1981	4.5 °C31 August 1981	12.6 °C	1,296 mm
1980	20.6 °C17 February 1980	3.7 °C20 July 1980	12.1 °C	1,612 mm
1979	21.7 °C4 February 1979	4.5 °C13 July 1979	12.3 °C	1,895 mm
1978	21.4 °C24 January 1978	3.4 °C30 June 1978	12.5 °C	1,337 mm
1977	20.7 °C20 February 1977	2.4 °C6 August 1977	11.6 °C	1,605 mm
1976	20.1 °C9 January 1976	3.4 °C16 July 1976	11.8 °C	1,671 mm
1975	23.1 °C5 January 1975	3.7 °C24 June 1975	12.6 °C	1,519 mm
1974	21.9 °C12 February 1974	3.8 °C19 June 1974	12.4 °C	1,444 mm
1973	20.6 °C7 February 1973	4.3 °C3 July 1973	12.7 °C	1,208 mm
1972	20.0 °C21 February 1972	4.1 °C21 August 1972	12.2 °C	1,441 mm
1971	21.3 °C19 February 1971	5.1 °C8 July 1971	12.7 °C	1,251 mm
1970	21.4 °C24 January 1970	4.4 °C15 August 1970	12.7 °C	1,365 mm
1969	19.7 °C16 December 1969	4.0 °C10 October 1969	12.0 °C	1,102 mm
1968	22.1 °C7 March 1968	3.5 °C6 July 1968	12.2 °C	1,442 mm
1967	21.2 °C29 November 1967	3.2 °C16 July 1967	12.1 °C	1,503 mm
1966	21.2 °C18 February 1966	3.6 °C19 August 1966	11.7 °C	1,640 mm
1965	21.4 °C16 January 1965	2.8 °C4 July 1965	11.6 °C	1,497 mm
1964	20.9 °C11 February 1964	3.2 °C29 August 1964	11.9 °C	1,520 mm
1963	20.7 °C9 February 1963	3.2 °C12 July 1963	11.7 °C	1,386 mm
1962	21.9 °C3 March 1962	4.3 °C26 August 1962	12.5 °C	1,486 mm
1961	20.1 °C24 February 1961	3.3 °C27 July 1961	11.9 °C	1,265 mm
1960	23.0 °C23 February 1960	2.1 °C13 August 1960	11.9 °C	1,591 mm
1959	21.3 °C17 March 1959	3.3 °C24 July 1959	11.8 °C	1,275 mm
1958	21.2 °C6 February 1958	3.1 °C15 July 1958	12.2 °C	1,525 mm
1957	21.0 °C17 March 1957	3.3 °C28 July 1957	12.2 °C	1,492 mm
1956	21.8 °C21 January 1956	2.1 °C8 August 1956	12.5 °C	1,805 mm
1955	21.3 °C17 February 1955	3.8 °C16 July 1955	12.6 °C	1,795 mm
1954	21.6 °C4 March 1954	3.4 °C29 July 1954	12.1 °C	1,524 mm
1953	20.9 °C28 March 1953	2.4 °C31 July 1953	11.8 °C	1,550 mm
1952	21.7 °C8 February 1952	2.6 °C13 July 1952	11.7 °C	1,404 mm
1951	19.8 °C25 February 1951	1.5 °C1 July 1951	11.2 °C	1,562 mm
1950	20.2 °C21 January 1950	2.9 °C10 August 1950	11.9 °C	1,330 mm
1949	19.7 °C7 January 1949	3.2 °C15 August 1949	11.8 °C	1,631 mm
1948	19.8 °C17 January 1948	3.5 °C17 June 1948	11.8 °C	1,503 mm
1947	20.5 °C23 February 1947	3.8 °C30 July 1947	11.3 °C	1,050 mm
1946	19.1 °C16 March 1946	4.4 °C10 July 1946	11.5 °C	1,475 mm
1945	20.1 °C19 January 1945	3.2 °C26 July 1945	11.5 °C	1,877 mm
1944	22.1 °C4 March 1944	3.7 °C23 June 1944	11.8 °C	1,339 mm
1943	19.8 °C24 December 1943	3.6 °C23 August 1943	11.8 °C	1,418 mm
1942	19.6 °C23 January 1942	3.5 °C9 July 1942	12.0 °C	1,435 mm
1941	20.2 °C7 December 1941	3.5 °C13 July 1941	11.3 °C	1,037 mm
1940	21.7 °C18 February 1940	4.0 °C21 August 1940	11.7 °C	1,257 mm

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

14.9 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1470 mm

+49 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	16.8 °C	-0.7 °C	55 mm	-39 mm
Feb	19.3 °C	+1.3 °C	27 mm	-62 mm
Mar	17.5 °C	+0.6 °C	67 mm	-29 mm
Apr	16.9 °C	+1.9 °C	144 mm	+33 mm
May	14.2 °C	+1.2 °C	157 mm	+28 mm
Jun	12.3 °C	+1.1 °C	148 mm	+17 mm
Jul	11.8 °C	+1.4 °C	187 mm	+52 mm
Aug	11.0 °C	+0.4 °C	76 mm	-51 mm
Sep	12.3 °C	+0.7 °C	150 mm	+33 mm
Oct	13.9 °C	+1.1 °C	234 mm	+91 mm
Nov	16.1 °C	+1.8 °C	107 mm	-15 mm
Dec	17.0 °C	+1.0 °C	117 mm	-8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

21.5 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest day

5.1 °C

24 Jul 2025

Wettest day

55.7 mm

3 Jul 2025

Windiest day

62.4 km/h

23 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

104.0 km/h

27 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

23.8 °C

14 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.4 °C

19 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

14.8 h

28 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 1,421 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paraparaumu?

The hottest day measured in Paraparaumu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2019, reaching 24.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Paraparaumu?

The coldest day measured in Paraparaumu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1951, at 1.5 °C.

Does it snow in Paraparaumu?

Almost never: Paraparaumu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Paraparaumu warmed?

Yes: Paraparaumu warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Paraparaumu?

The wettest day measured in Paraparaumu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1968, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Paraparaumu?

The windiest day measured in Paraparaumu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1968, with winds reaching 72.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Paraparaumu?

The warmest month in Paraparaumu is February (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu receives on average 1,421 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Paraparaumu?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Paraparaumu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1976, with 3.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Paraparaumu?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Paraparaumu.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paraparaumu?

In Paraparaumu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.0 °C on 29 January 2019, and the lowest was -6.0 °C on 21 June 2013.

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