Pukekohe East climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pukekohe East?

Pukekohe East has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pukekohe East?

The hottest day measured in Pukekohe East between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1998, reaching 30.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pukekohe East?

The coldest day measured in Pukekohe East between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1960, at -4.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pukekohe East?

Almost never: Pukekohe East sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pukekohe East warmed?

Yes: Pukekohe East warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pukekohe East?

The wettest day measured in Pukekohe East between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1958, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pukekohe East?

The windiest day measured in Pukekohe East between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1944, with winds reaching 65.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pukekohe East?

The warmest month in Pukekohe East is February (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pukekohe East?

Pukekohe East receives on average 1,250 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pukekohe East?

Pukekohe East gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pukekohe East (New Zealand) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,250 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Pukekohe East averages 2 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.

Pukekohe East has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 1 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 3 February 1998) and the coldest -4.0 °C (on 14 July 1960).

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

Pukekohe EastAuckland

coords: -37.20°, 174.95°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

14.7°C

Average daily high

18.3°C

Average daily low

11.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,250mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

22.5km/h

Seasonal range

9.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

147 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

17.0 °C

Average feels-like low

9.2 °C

Average peak gust

42.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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

30.6 °C

3 February 1998

Coldest day

-4.0 °C

14 July 1960

Wettest day

99 mm

24 February 1958

Windiest day

65.2 km/h

23 March 1944

Strongest gust

120.6 km/h

6 September 1995

Hottest feels-like

34.0 °C

28 January 1956

Coldest feels-like

-7.9 °C

28 June 1951

Sunniest day

14.6 h

22 December 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	27.2 °C8 February 2025	-0.5 °C25 July 2025	15.8 °C	1,378 mm	0	1
2024	28.8 °C31 January 2024	-1.0 °C5 July 2024	15.4 °C	976 mm	0	1
2023	26.9 °C8 January 2023	1.1 °C29 August 2023	15.5 °C	1,565 mm	0	0
2022	28.0 °C4 January 2022	0.9 °C12 August 2022	16.1 °C	1,503 mm	0	0
2021	27.1 °C26 December 2021	-1.0 °C5 July 2021	15.6 °C	1,259 mm	0	4
2020	28.8 °C20 January 2020	0.9 °C16 August 2020	15.6 °C	857 mm	0	0
2019	29.9 °C29 January 2019	1.0 °C19 June 2019	15.6 °C	964 mm	0	0
2018	28.3 °C26 January 2018	-0.3 °C4 July 2018	15.5 °C	1,525 mm	0	1
2017	27.1 °C7 February 2017	-0.5 °C30 July 2017	15.4 °C	1,359 mm	0	1
2016	29.2 °C24 January 2016	0.3 °C6 June 2016	15.8 °C	1,117 mm	0	0
2015	28.2 °C24 January 2015	-1.2 °C12 July 2015	15.1 °C	994 mm	0	3
2014	27.8 °C21 February 2014	-2.4 °C28 May 2014	15.1 °C	1,092 mm	0	3
2013	27.7 °C10 January 2013	0.9 °C29 June 2013	15.5 °C	1,018 mm	0	0
2012	25.9 °C24 December 2012	-0.7 °C30 June 2012	14.7 °C	1,082 mm	0	3
2011	27.1 °C7 January 2011	-0.1 °C20 August 2011	15.3 °C	1,372 mm	0	1
2010	27.9 °C1 March 2010	-1.2 °C11 July 2010	15.5 °C	1,066 mm	0	1
2009	28.1 °C10 February 2009	-1.5 °C4 June 2009	14.6 °C	1,188 mm	0	3
2008	29.2 °C18 January 2008	-1.2 °C10 July 2008	15.4 °C	1,076 mm	0	1
2007	26.7 °C19 February 2007	1.0 °C19 June 2007	15.1 °C	1,192 mm	0	0
2006	26.3 °C1 February 2006	-1.3 °C26 June 2006	14.6 °C	1,041 mm	0	8
2005	28.7 °C3 February 2005	1.3 °C4 August 2005	15.5 °C	1,268 mm	0	0
2004	27.2 °C11 January 2004	-0.2 °C28 August 2004	14.3 °C	1,250 mm	0	1
2003	26.3 °C10 February 2003	-1.1 °C22 July 2003	14.8 °C	1,167 mm	0	4
2002	25.7 °C3 January 2002	1.3 °C19 July 2002	15.0 °C	1,034 mm	0	0
2001	26.9 °C10 February 2001	-2.0 °C13 July 2001	15.0 °C	1,241 mm	0	5
2000	26.4 °C28 December 2000	0.8 °C11 July 2000	15.1 °C	1,174 mm	0	0
1999	28.2 °C20 January 1999	-1.0 °C29 June 1999	15.3 °C	985 mm	0	1
1998	30.6 °C3 February 1998	-0.3 °C4 August 1998	16.0 °C	1,235 mm	1	1
1997	27.2 °C17 February 1997	-0.4 °C17 July 1997	14.4 °C	1,177 mm	0	1
1996	27.9 °C3 February 1996	-1.7 °C19 June 1996	14.8 °C	1,445 mm	0	5
1995	26.8 °C3 December 1995	0.7 °C15 August 1995	15.0 °C	1,418 mm	0	0
1994	28.2 °C9 January 1994	-0.8 °C30 June 1994	14.7 °C	1,050 mm	0	1
1993	26.3 °C12 February 1993	-1.2 °C2 July 1993	14.3 °C	893 mm	0	2
1992	26.0 °C15 February 1992	-0.1 °C1 June 1992	14.1 °C	1,283 mm	0	2
1991	27.6 °C16 February 1991	-0.3 °C15 July 1991	14.5 °C	1,273 mm	0	1
1990	28.7 °C8 February 1990	0.9 °C10 June 1990	15.3 °C	1,209 mm	0	0
1989	25.9 °C19 January 1989	-2.2 °C22 July 1989	14.9 °C	1,398 mm	0	5
1988	27.2 °C29 January 1988	0.8 °C9 July 1988	15.3 °C	1,280 mm	0	0
1987	27.3 °C11 January 1987	1.9 °C17 June 1987	14.9 °C	1,161 mm	0	0
1986	27.4 °C19 January 1986	-0.3 °C18 June 1986	14.8 °C	1,216 mm	0	1
1985	26.2 °C30 January 1985	0.9 °C16 August 1985	14.7 °C	1,428 mm	0	0
1984	26.3 °C28 December 1984	-0.1 °C18 July 1984	15.0 °C	1,190 mm	0	1
1983	27.1 °C11 January 1983	-1.3 °C26 July 1983	14.4 °C	1,056 mm	0	5
1982	28.3 °C3 February 1982	-2.2 °C10 July 1982	14.2 °C	1,028 mm	0	6
1981	27.1 °C26 December 1981	-0.9 °C14 July 1981	15.1 °C	1,099 mm	0	1
1980	26.9 °C6 February 1980	-0.9 °C18 July 1980	14.5 °C	1,226 mm	0	1
1979	27.6 °C20 January 1979	-3.1 °C8 July 1979	14.8 °C	1,436 mm	0	1
1978	28.7 °C12 February 1978	-1.4 °C17 July 1978	15.0 °C	1,152 mm	0	1
1977	25.8 °C19 February 1977	-0.6 °C8 September 1977	14.1 °C	1,321 mm	0	1
1976	26.1 °C5 January 1976	-0.6 °C26 June 1976	14.2 °C	1,323 mm	0	2
1975	27.4 °C4 January 1975	-0.7 °C30 June 1975	14.9 °C	1,413 mm	0	2
1974	29.1 °C10 February 1974	1.3 °C4 June 1974	15.2 °C	1,302 mm	0	0
1973	27.7 °C6 February 1973	-1.8 °C4 July 1973	15.1 °C	1,226 mm	0	2
1972	25.4 °C22 February 1972	0.2 °C31 July 1972	14.6 °C	1,136 mm	0	0
1971	27.1 °C4 January 1971	-0.2 °C17 July 1971	15.0 °C	1,432 mm	0	1
1970	27.7 °C23 February 1970	0.4 °C28 May 1970	15.2 °C	1,129 mm	0	0
1969	27.1 °C23 December 1969	-2.0 °C21 July 1969	14.1 °C	1,162 mm	0	5
1968	26.7 °C2 March 1968	-1.5 °C5 July 1968	14.3 °C	1,465 mm	0	3
1967	25.4 °C24 January 1967	-0.7 °C13 June 1967	14.3 °C	1,259 mm	0	2
1966	26.6 °C7 February 1966	-1.5 °C20 August 1966	13.8 °C	1,291 mm	0	7
1965	25.9 °C4 February 1965	-3.7 °C7 August 1965	13.3 °C	1,255 mm	0	11
1964	28.0 °C14 February 1964	-0.1 °C22 May 1964	13.9 °C	1,460 mm	0	1
1963	27.8 °C2 February 1963	-2.4 °C29 July 1963	13.8 °C	1,096 mm	0	11
1962	29.7 °C28 January 1962	-2.6 °C17 June 1962	14.8 °C	1,604 mm	0	3
1961	26.7 °C27 December 1961	-3.2 °C27 July 1961	14.4 °C	1,132 mm	0	3
1960	28.8 °C17 February 1960	-4.0 °C14 July 1960	14.1 °C	1,750 mm	0	8
1959	27.5 °C15 January 1959	-0.5 °C30 June 1959	14.3 °C	1,289 mm	0	1
1958	27.4 °C21 February 1958	-0.2 °C30 June 1958	14.8 °C	1,381 mm	0	1
1957	26.5 °C3 March 1957	-2.9 °C30 July 1957	14.5 °C	1,035 mm	0	8
1956	29.9 °C7 March 1956	-0.4 °C24 June 1956	15.0 °C	1,749 mm	0	1
1955	30.0 °C11 March 1955	-0.2 °C16 July 1955	15.3 °C	1,151 mm	1	1
1954	28.2 °C15 February 1954	-1.0 °C29 June 1954	14.7 °C	1,124 mm	0	3
1953	25.6 °C30 December 1953	-0.9 °C23 August 1953	14.2 °C	1,667 mm	0	1
1952	26.2 °C11 February 1952	-2.5 °C24 July 1952	14.0 °C	1,278 mm	0	7
1951	26.9 °C19 February 1951	-2.8 °C1 July 1951	13.7 °C	1,250 mm	0	8
1950	26.6 °C1 March 1950	-3.1 °C11 August 1950	14.3 °C	936 mm	0	8
1949	25.6 °C13 February 1949	0.1 °C15 May 1949	13.9 °C	1,544 mm	0	0
1948	24.9 °C4 January 1948	-0.4 °C10 June 1948	13.5 °C	1,362 mm	0	1
1947	27.6 °C30 January 1947	-0.2 °C25 July 1947	13.5 °C	1,407 mm	0	1
1946	26.6 °C17 February 1946	1.6 °C1 July 1946	13.6 °C	1,188 mm	0	0
1945	24.9 °C31 January 1945	-1.9 °C13 July 1945	13.5 °C	1,350 mm	0	5
1944	26.9 °C2 March 1944	-1.1 °C5 July 1944	13.4 °C	1,168 mm	0	4
1943	25.2 °C26 December 1943	-0.2 °C13 August 1943	13.4 °C	1,311 mm	0	1
1942	24.7 °C17 February 1942	-1.3 °C10 July 1942	13.8 °C	1,724 mm	0	1
1941	24.3 °C24 February 1941	0.4 °C11 July 1941	13.1 °C	1,223 mm	0	0
1940	27.2 °C8 January 1940	-1.2 °C30 June 1940	13.5 °C	1,199 mm	0	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.9 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

1378 mm

+128 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	23.3 °C	+0.3 °C	76 mm	-4 mm
Feb	25.3 °C	+1.7 °C	33 mm	-47 mm
Mar	23.9 °C	+1.9 °C	24 mm	-58 mm
Apr	21.2 °C	+1.8 °C	163 mm	+67 mm
May	18.1 °C	+1.5 °C	111 mm	+7 mm
Jun	16.1 °C	+1.6 °C	137 mm	+21 mm
Jul	15.3 °C	+1.6 °C	191 mm	+64 mm
Aug	14.6 °C	+0.3 °C	116 mm	-12 mm
Sep	16.8 °C	+1.2 °C	120 mm	+6 mm
Oct	18.9 °C	+1.7 °C	120 mm	+8 mm
Nov	22.2 °C	+3.2 °C	190 mm	+89 mm
Dec	23.0 °C	+1.8 °C	97 mm	-13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

27.2 °C

8 Feb 2025

Coldest day

-0.5 °C

25 Jul 2025

Wettest day

71.5 mm

19 Nov 2025

Windiest day

49.3 km/h

17 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

88.2 km/h

31 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

31.2 °C

8 Dec 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.7 °C

25 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

14.5 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pukekohe East?

Pukekohe East has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pukekohe East?

The hottest day measured in Pukekohe East between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1998, reaching 30.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pukekohe East?

The coldest day measured in Pukekohe East between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1960, at -4.0 °C.

Does it snow in Pukekohe East?

Almost never: Pukekohe East sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pukekohe East warmed?

Yes: Pukekohe East warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pukekohe East?

The wettest day measured in Pukekohe East between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1958, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pukekohe East?

The windiest day measured in Pukekohe East between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1944, with winds reaching 65.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pukekohe East?

The warmest month in Pukekohe East is February (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Pukekohe East?

Pukekohe East receives on average 1,250 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pukekohe East?

Pukekohe East gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pukekohe East?

Yes: Pukekohe East has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pukekohe East?

In Pukekohe East, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 28 January 1956, and the lowest was -7.9 °C on 28 June 1951.

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