Average Annual Humidity in New Zealand

The yearly averages for relative humidity are listed below for cities, towns and islands around New Zealand.

The numbers are long-term averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold. These humidity readings are for 9:00 am local time.

North Island

Average annual humidity
Place %
Auckland 82
Cape Reinga 84
Gisborne 76
Great Barrier Island 81
Hamilton 130
Kaikohe 88
Kaitaia 88
Kerikeri 87
Masterton 83
Napier 73
New Plymouth 83
Palmerston North 81
Rotorua 84
Taupo 82
Tauranga 78
Thames 81
Waiheke Island 87
Wellington 82
Whakapapa Village, Tongariro 84
Whanganui 79
Whangaparaoa 82
Whangarei 84
Whitianga 82

South Island

Annual relative humidity averages
Place %
Akaroa 77
Arthur's Pass 87
Blenheim 76
Christchurch 85
Dunedin 75
Farewell Spit 81
Franz Josef 89
Greymouth 84
Invercargill 83
Kaikoura  73
Lake Rotoiti 85
Lake Tekapo 74
Manapouri 85
Milford Sound 93
Mt Cook 74
Nelson 81
Queenstown 77
Secretary Island 84
Timaru 83
Westport 85

Other Islands

Humidity averages for a year
Place %
Auckland Islands 85
Campbell Island 84
Chatham Island 83
Raoul Island 75
Stewart Island, Oban 88
Reference

NIWA (New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research). The National Climate Database.

New Zealand Humidity
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