Whangarei climate — normals and trends
Whangarei (New Zealand) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 1,013 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Whangarei averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Whangarei has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 29 January 1960) and the coldest -1.8 °C (on 20 July 1965).
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
WhangareiNorthland
- coords
- -35.73°, 174.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,013mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
17.1 °C
Average feels-like low
10.2 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
31.2 °C
29 January 1960
Coldest day
-1.8 °C
20 July 1965
Wettest day
106 mm
6 April 1974
Windiest day
62.4 km/h
7 March 1988
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
26 July 2008
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
27 February 1955
Coldest feels-like
-4.8 °C
20 July 1965
Sunniest day
14.4 h
28 December 2024
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 | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 55 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 24.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 9 mm | -64 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 210 mm | +129 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 87 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 16.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 90 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 15.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 128 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 14.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 110 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 115 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 71 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 21.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 100 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 84 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Whangarei?
Whangarei has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 1,013 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Whangarei?
The hottest day measured in Whangarei between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1960, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Whangarei?
The coldest day measured in Whangarei between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1965, at -1.8 °C.
Does it snow in Whangarei?
Almost never: Whangarei sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Whangarei warmed?
Yes: Whangarei warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Whangarei?
The wettest day measured in Whangarei between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1974, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Whangarei?
The windiest day measured in Whangarei between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1988, with winds reaching 62.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Whangarei?
The warmest month in Whangarei is February (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Whangarei?
Whangarei receives on average 1,013 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Whangarei?
Whangarei gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Whangarei?
Yes: Whangarei has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Whangarei?
In Whangarei, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 27 February 1955, and the lowest was -4.8 °C on 20 July 1965.
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