February Sunshine Averages for New Zealand

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

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 February
Place Day Month
Auckland 8 229
Gisborne 7 205
Hamilton 7 184
Kaitaia 7 200
Masterton 7 197
Napier 7 207
New Plymouth 8 235
Palmerston North 7 187
Tauranga 8 222
Thames 7 200
Wellington 8 211
Whangarei 7 202

South Island

Average total hours of sun in February
Place Day Month
Akaroa 8 211
Blenheim 8 233
Christchurch 7 195
Dunedin 6 168
Franz Josef 4 107
Greymouth 7 195
Invercargill 6 171
Lake Tekapo 8 237
Mt Cook 6 172
Nelson 9 239
Queenstown 7 209
Timaru 6 167
Reference

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

New Zealand Sunshine
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