Tauranga climate — normals and trends
Tauranga (New Zealand) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,381 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tauranga averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Tauranga has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 1 February 2020) and the coldest 0.5 °C (on 5 August 1963).
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
TaurangaBay of Plenty
- coords
- -37.69°, 176.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,381mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
8.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
30.9 °C
1 February 2020
Coldest day
0.5 °C
5 August 1963
Wettest day
126 mm
24 May 2010
Windiest day
59.0 km/h
26 February 1941
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
12 June 2006
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
8 February 1990
Coldest feels-like
-3.9 °C
28 June 1951
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
27 June 1951
Sunniest day
14.6 h
31 December 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 | 21.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 79 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 22.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 75 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 22.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -81 mm |
| Apr | 19.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 322 mm | +204 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 155 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 15.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 151 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 14.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 286 mm | +150 mm |
| Aug | 13.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 91 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 116 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 91 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 20.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 153 mm | +51 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 102 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tauranga?
Tauranga has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,381 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tauranga?
The hottest day measured in Tauranga between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2020, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tauranga?
The coldest day measured in Tauranga between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1963, at 0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tauranga?
Almost never: Tauranga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tauranga warmed?
Yes: Tauranga warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tauranga?
The wettest day measured in Tauranga between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2010, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tauranga?
The windiest day measured in Tauranga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1941, with winds reaching 59.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tauranga?
The warmest month in Tauranga is February (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tauranga?
Tauranga receives on average 1,381 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tauranga?
Tauranga 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 Tauranga?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tauranga between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1951, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tauranga?
Yes: Tauranga has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tauranga?
In Tauranga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 8 February 1990, and the lowest was -3.9 °C on 28 June 1951.
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