December Sunshine Averages for New Zealand

The tables here list the average amount of sun that cities and towns around New Zealand get during December.

Each place has a daily average and a monthly total of the hours of sunshine it typically receives. The hours of sun are averages of weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.

North Island

Average hours of sunshine in December
Place Day Month
Auckland 8 249
Gisborne 8 237
Hamilton 7 202
Kaitaia 7 202
Masterton 7 220
Napier 8 235
New Plymouth 7 230
Palmerston North 5 170
Tauranga 8 241
Thames 6 199
Wellington 7 218
Whangarei 9 265

South Island

Average total hours of sun in December
Place Day Month
Akaroa 8 242
Blenheim 8 249
Christchurch 7 215
Dunedin 6 185
Franz Josef 3 83
Greymouth 6 186
Invercargill 7 202
Lake Tekapo 8 257
Mt Cook 6 179
Nelson 8 243
Queenstown 7 213
Timaru 6 177
Reference

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

New Zealand Sunshine
Back to Top