Climate of New Zealand
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Temperature records
The highest temperature ever recorded in New Zealand was 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) on 7 February 1973 in Rangiora.[1]
The lowest temperature ever recorded in New Zealand was −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F) on 18 July 1903 in Ranfurly.
Highest & lowest temperatures measured in New Zealand
By region
More information Region, Record high ...
| Region | Record high | Location and date | Record low | Location and date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 34.0 °C (93.2 °F) | Henderson, 12 February 2009 | −5.7 °C (21.7 °F) | Riverhead, June 1936 | NIWA[2] |
| Northland | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | Waipoua Forest, 30 January 1991 | −5.6 °C (21.9 °F) | Glenbervie, 31 July 1957 | NIWA[3][4] |
| Waikato | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | Te Aroha, January 1924 | −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) | Tūrangi, 12 September 1992 | NIWA[5] |
| Bay of Plenty | 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) | Te Teko, 7 February 1973 | −13.0 °C (8.6 °F) | Wairapukau Forest, 6 July 1971 | NIWA[6] |
| Taranaki | 31.3 °C (88.3 °F) | Te Wera Forest, 5 January 1975 | −7.5 °C (18.5 °F) | Stratford, 2 July 2001 | NIWA[7][8] |
| Gisborne | 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) | Ruatoria, 7 February 1973 | −8.4 °C (16.9 °F) | Mōtū, 3 July 2016 | NIWA[9] |
| Hawke's Bay | 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) | Wairoa, 11 January 1979 | −11.6 °C (11.1 °F) | Kuripapango, June 1958 | NIWA[10] |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) | Waione, 8 January 2009 | −13.6 °C (7.5 °F) | Whakapapa Village, July 1937 | NIWA[11] |
| Wellington | 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) | Masterton, 27 January 2021 | −8.0 °C (17.6 °F) | Ngaumu, 24 July 1977 | NIWA[12] |
| Nelson | 36.3 °C (97.3 °F) | Nelson, 7 February 1973 | −6.6 °C (20.1 °F) | Nelson, 19 June 1945 | NIWA[13] |
| Tasman | 36.8 °C (98.2 °F) | Murchison, 4 February 2005 and 29 January 2006 | −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) | Appleby, 24 June 2015 | NIWA[14][15] |
| West Coast | 33.7 °C (92.7 °F) | Reefton, 4 January 1975 | −9.2 °C (15.4 °F) | Springs Junction, 16 July 1991 | NIWA[16] |
| Marlborough | 42.2 °C (108.0 °F) | Jordan, 7 February 1973 | −14.0 °C (6.8 °F) | Molesworth Station, 14 June 1975 | NIWA[17][18] |
| Canterbury | 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) | Rangiora, 7 February 1973 | −21.0 °C (−5.8 °F) | Omarama, 24 June 2015 | NIWA[19][20] |
| Otago | 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) | Alexandra, New Zealand, 5 February 2005 and 30 January 2018 | −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F) | Ranfurly, 17 July 1903 | NIWA[21] |
| Southland | 36.5 °C (97.7 °F) | Mid Dome, 21 January 1974 | −11.6 °C (11.1 °F) | Mid Dome, 25 September 1970 | NIWA[22] |
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By location
More information Location, Region ...
| Location | Region | Record high | Date | Record low | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Auckland | 34.0 °C (93.2 °F) | 12 February 2009 | −4.3 °C (24.3 °F) | 30 June 1994 | NIWA[23] |
| Christchurch | Canterbury | 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −9.4 °C (15.1 °F) | July 1945 | NIWA[24][25] |
| Wellington | Wellington | 31.1 °C (88.0 °F) | February 1895 | −1.9 °C (28.6 °F) | July 1920 | NIWA[26] |
| Lower Hutt | Wellington | 31.9 °C (89.4 °F) | 5 January 1975 | −3.3 °C (26.1 °F) | 5 July 2001 | [27][28] |
| Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) | 1 February 2020 | −5.3 °C (22.5 °F) | May 1931 | NIWA[29] |
| Hamilton | Waikato | 34.7 °C (94.5 °F) | 4 December 1935 | −9.9 °C (14.2 °F) | 20 June 1945 | NIWA[30] |
| Dunedin | Otago | 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) | 27 January 1981 | −8.0 °C (17.6 °F) | 29 June 1974 | NIWA[31] |
| Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | 33.0 °C (91.4 °F) | 9 February 1982 | −6.9 °C (19.6 °F) | 30 June 1975 | NIWA[32] |
| Napier | Hawke's Bay | 37.4 °C (99.3 °F) | 2 February 2020 | −6.5 °C (20.3 °F) | 4 Aug 1975 | NIWA[33] |
| New Plymouth | Taranaki | 30.6 °C (87.1 °F) | 6 January 2013 | −2.6 °C (27.3 °F) | 26 July 2011 | NIWA[34] |
| Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) | January 1940 | −5.9 °C (21.4 °F) | June and July 1942 | NIWA[35] |
| Whangārei | Northland | 34.1 °C (93.4 °F) | 4 February 2020 | −2.0 °C (28.4 °F) | 11 July 1982 | NIWA[36] |
| Nelson | Nelson | 36.3 °C (97.3 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −6.6 °C (20.1 °F) | 19 June 1945 | NIWA[13] |
| Hastings | Hawke's Bay | 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) | 1 February 2009 | −5.9 °C (21.4 °F) | June 1931 | NIWA[37] |
| Invercargill | Southland | 33.8 °C (92.8 °F) | January 1948 | −9.1 °C (15.6 °F) | 4 July 1996 | NIWA[38] |
| Upper Hutt | Wellington | 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) | 29 January 2019 | −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) | July 1944 | NIWA[39] |
| Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 32.7 °C (90.9 °F) | 10 February 2022 | −2.6 °C (27.3 °F) | 5 July 2001 | NIWA[40] |
| Gisborne | Gisborne | 38.2 °C (100.8 °F) | 31 Jan 2020 | −5.3 °C (22.5 °F) | 2 August 1990 | NIWA[41] |
| Paraparaumu | Wellington | 30.0 °C (86.0 °F) | 16 March 2014 and 6 February 2016 | −4.8 °C (23.4 °F) | 2 July 2001 | NIWA[42] |
| Blenheim | Marlborough | 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −8.8 °C (16.2 °F) | June 1944 | NIWA[43] |
| Queenstown | Otago | 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) | 29 January 2018 | −12.2 °C (10.0 °F) | 30 July 1995 | NIWA[44] |
| Timaru | Canterbury | 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) | 6 February 2011 | −9.1 °C (15.6 °F) | 3 August 1998 | NIWA[45] |
| Taupō | Waikato | 33.2 °C (91.8 °F) | 26 January 2020 and 4 January 2022 | −7.1 °C (19.2 °F) | 26 July 1993 | NIWA[46] |
| Masterton | Wellington | 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) | 27 January 2021 | −7.0 °C (19.4 °F) | 5 July 2001 | NIWA[47] |
| Ashburton | Canterbury | 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −11.6 °C (11.1 °F) | 19 July 1945 | NIWA[48] |
| Levin | Wellington | 32.6 °C (90.7 °F) | 29 January 2019 | −5.4 °C (22.3 °F) | July 1899 | NIWA[49] |
| Rangiora | Canterbury | 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −7.6 °C (18.3 °F) | 5 July 2001 | NIWA[50] |
| Whakatāne | Bay of Plenty | 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) | 3 February 2020 | −4.1 °C (24.6 °F) | 30 June 1994 | NIWA[51] |
| Tokoroa | Waikato | 30.8 °C (87.4 °F) | 13 January 1988 | −7.0 °C (19.4 °F) | 19 July 1980 | NIWA[52] |
| Oamaru | Otago | 37.4 °C (99.3 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −5.6 °C (21.9 °F) | August 1966 | NIWA[53] |
| Wānaka | Otago | 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) | 27 January 2018 | −8.6 °C (16.5 °F) | 1 July 1995 | NIWA[54] |
| Lincoln | Canterbury | 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −8.5 °C (16.7 °F) | 16 July 1945 | NIWA[55] |
| Greymouth | West Coast | 30.9 °C (87.6 °F) | 8 February 2023 | −2.6 °C (27.3 °F) | 9 July 2015 | NIWA[56] |
| Motueka | Tasman | 36.2 °C (97.2 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −6.2 °C (20.8 °F) | 5 July 2001 | NIWA[57] |
| Kerikeri | Northland | 34.3 °C (93.7 °F) | 30 January 1960 | −2.0 °C (28.4 °F) | 29 July 1957 | NIWA[58] |
| Waiheke Island | Auckland | 31.2 °C (88.2 °F) | 29 January 2019 | −2.0 °C (28.4 °F) | 11 July 2012 and 23 July 2014 | NIWA[59] |
| Gore | Southland | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | 18 January 1959 | −8.9 °C (16.0 °F) | 2 August 1957 | NIWA[60] |
| Kawerau | Bay of Plenty | 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) | 11 January 1983 | −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) | 1 July 1973 | NIWA[61] |
| Thames | Waikato | 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) | 27 January 2018 | −2.5 °C (27.5 °F) | 9 June 1959 and 30 May 2012 | NIWA[62] |
| Cromwell | Otago | 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) | 21 January 1959 and 29 January 2018 | −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) | 20 June 1992 | NIWA[63] |
| Kumeū-Huapai | Auckland | 31.3 °C (88.3 °F) | 12 February 2009 | −5.2 °C (22.6 °F) | 11 July 1982 | NIWA[64] |
| Warkworth | Auckland | 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) | 17 January 1990, 26 January 1991 and 3 February 2020 | −2.8 °C (27.0 °F) | 30 June 1994 | NIWA[65] |
| Whitianga | Waikato | 33.1 °C (91.6 °F) | 1 February 2020 | −4.2 °C (24.4 °F) | 30 June 1994 | NIWA[66] |
| Kaitaia | Northland | 31.2 °C (88.2 °F) | 29 January 2019 | −1.2 °C (29.8 °F) | 15 July 1986 | NIWA[67] |
| Stratford | Taranaki | 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) | 29 January 2019 | −7.5 °C (18.5 °F) | 2 July 2001 | NIWA[68] |
| Alexandra | Otago | 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) | 5 February 2005 and 30 January 2018 | −11.8 °C (10.8 °F) | 20 June 1966 | NIWA[69] |
| Dannevirke | Manawatū-Whanganui | 33.1 °C (91.6 °F) | 9 February 1982 | −7.0 °C (19.4 °F) | 18 May 2014 | NIWA[70] |
| Dargaville | Northland | 32.4 °C (90.3 °F) | 20 February 1998 | −5.0 °C (23.0 °F) | July 1949 | NIWA[71] |
| Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) | 11 January 1979 | −2.5 °C (27.5 °F) | June 1964 | NIWA[72] |
| Kaikohe | Northland | 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) | 3 January 2011 | −0.9 °C (30.4 °F) | 30 June 1994 | NIWA[73] |
| Taumarunui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 34.0 °C (93.2 °F) | 29 Jan 2019 | −6.8 °C (19.8 °F) | 12 July 2010 | NIWA[74][75] |
| Temuka | Canterbury | 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −7.7 °C (18.1 °F) | 11 May 1976 | NIWA[76] |
| Te Aroha | Waikato | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | January 1924 | −6.1 °C (21.0 °F) | August 1924 | NIWA[77] |
| Paeroa | Waikato | 32.4 °C (90.3 °F) | 5 February 1998 | −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) | 28 May 1977 | NIWA[78] |
| Westport | West Coast | 29.2 °C (84.6 °F) | 8 Feb 2022 | −3.5 °C (25.7 °F) | 18 June 1974 | NIWA[79] |
| Tūrangi | Waikato | 32.6 °C (90.7 °F) | 8 February 2009 | −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) | 12 September 1992 | NIWA[80] |
| Riverhead | Auckland | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) | February 1955 | −5.7 °C (21.7 °F) | June 1936 | NIWA[81] |
| Waimate | Canterbury | 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) | 26 August 2010 | NIWA[82] |
| Darfield | Canterbury | 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −11.8 °C (10.8 °F) | 7 June 2012 | NIWA[83] |
| Hokitika | West Coast | 30.6 °C (87.1 °F) | 17 December 1910 | −6.6 °C (20.1 °F) | 21 July 1941 | NIWA[84] |
| Winton | Southland | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | 14 January 2018 | −8.3 °C (17.1 °F) | 5 July 1996 | NIWA[85] |
| Kaikōura | Canterbury | 34.3 °C (93.7 °F) | 2 February 2011 and 1 February 2014 | −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) | 15 August 2011 | NIWA[86] |
| Twizel | Canterbury | 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) | 4 January 2015 | −19.8 °C (−3.6 °F) | 23 June 2015 | NIWA[87][20] |
| Bluff | Southland | 32.1 °C (89.8 °F) | 18 Feb 1999 | −5.2 °C (22.6 °F) | July 1971 | NIWA[88] |
| Taihape | Manawatū-Whanganui | 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) | 27 January 2021 | −9.1 °C (15.6 °F) | 24 July 2014 | NIWA[89] |
| Ruatoria | Gisborne | 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −5.9 °C (21.4 °F) | 19 July 1980 | NIWA[90] |
| Ophir | Otago | 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) | 21 January 1959 | −21.6 °C (−6.9 °F) | 3 July 1995 | NIWA[91][92] |
| Ranfurly | Otago | 33.7 °C (92.7 °F) | 30 January 2018 and 31 January 2019 | −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F) | 17 July 1903 | NIWA[93] |
| Jordan | Marlborough | 42.2 °C (108.0 °F) | 7 February 1973 | −6.5 °C (20.3 °F) | 5 July 1986 | NIWA[94][18] |
| Omarama | Canterbury | 34.9 °C (94.8 °F) | 27 January 2006 | −21.0 °C (−5.8 °F) | 24 June 2015 | NIWA[95][20] |
| Fairlie | Canterbury | 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) | 15 February 1982 | −16.7 °C (1.9 °F) | July 1938 | NIWA[96] |
| Hanmer Springs | Canterbury | 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) | 31 January 2019 | −13.2 °C (8.2 °F) | July 1934 | NIWA[97] |
| Mount Cook Village | Canterbury | 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) | 5 January 2013 | −16.9 °C (1.6 °F) | July 1968 | NIWA[98] |
| Whakapapa Village | Manawatū-Whanganui | 30.0 °C (86.0 °F) | December 1952 | −13.6 °C (7.5 °F) | July 1937 | NIWA[99] |
| Minginui | Bay of Plenty | 34.5 °C (94.1 °F) | 16 January 1978 | −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) | 28 May 1978 | NIWA[100] |
| Glenbervie | Northland | 32.8 °C (91.0 °F) | 30 December 1964 | −5.6 °C (21.9 °F) | 31 July 1957 | NIWA[3] |
| Oban, Stewart Island | Southland | 30.6 °C (87.1 °F) | 5 January 2013 | −7.3 °C (18.9 °F) | 21 June 1980 | NIWA[101] |
| Murchison | Tasman | 36.8 °C (98.2 °F) | 4 February 2005 and 29 January 2006 | −8.8 °C (16.2 °F) | 28 June 1975 | NIWA[102] |
| Manapouri | Southland | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) | 19 January 1999 | −10.2 °C (13.6 °F) | 26 July 2011 | NIWA[103] |
| Waiouru | Manawatū-Whanganui | 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) | 9 February 1982 | −11.1 °C (12.0 °F) | 11 August 2011 | NIWA[104] |
| Milford Sound | Southland | 29.4 °C (84.9 °F) | 4 February 2023 | −6.1 °C (21.0 °F) | 11 July 2011 | NIWA[105] |
| Lake Tekapo | Otago | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | 31 January 2019 | −15.6 °C (3.9 °F) | June 1927 | NIWA[106] |
| Chatham Islands | Chatham Islands | 29.6 °C (85.3 °F) | 30 January 2013 | −3.3 °C (26.1 °F) | 21 July 2007 | NIWA[107] |
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