Whakatane climate — normals and trends
Whakatane (New Zealand) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,437 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Whakatane averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Whakatane 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 32.6 °C (on 3 February 2020) and the coldest -0.7 °C (on 2 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
WhakataneBay of Plenty
- coords
- -37.96°, 176.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,437mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 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
32.6 °C
3 February 2020
Coldest day
-0.7 °C
2 July 1951
Wettest day
161 mm
12 February 1965
Windiest day
61.0 km/h
7 September 1995
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
12 June 2006
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
11 February 1971
Coldest feels-like
-5.1 °C
2 July 1951
Snowiest day
1.0 cm
27 June 1951
Sunniest day
14.5 h
3 January 2020
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 | 22.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 57 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 23.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 22.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 26 mm | -81 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 267 mm | +148 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 186 mm | +58 mm |
| Jun | 15.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 185 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 14.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 293 mm | +153 mm |
| Aug | 14.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 63 mm | -71 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 139 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 113 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 177 mm | +72 mm |
| Dec | 22.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 149 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Whakatane?
Whakatane has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,437 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Whakatane?
The hottest day measured in Whakatane between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2020, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Whakatane?
The coldest day measured in Whakatane between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1951, at -0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Whakatane?
Almost never: Whakatane sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Whakatane warmed?
Yes: Whakatane warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Whakatane?
The wettest day measured in Whakatane between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1965, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Whakatane?
The windiest day measured in Whakatane between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1995, with winds reaching 61.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Whakatane?
The warmest month in Whakatane is February (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Whakatane?
Whakatane receives on average 1,437 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Whakatane?
Whakatane gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Whakatane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Whakatane between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1951, with 1.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Whakatane?
Yes: Whakatane has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Whakatane?
In Whakatane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 11 February 1971, and the lowest was -5.1 °C on 2 July 1951.
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