September Sunshine Averages for New Zealand

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

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 September
Place Day Month
Auckland 6 174
Gisborne 6 189
Hamilton 5 148
Kaitaia 6 170
Masterton 6 166
Napier 6 189
New Plymouth 6 171
Palmerston North 4 130
Tauranga 6 178
Thames 5 150
Wellington 5 164
Whangarei 6 170

South Island

Average total hours of sun in September
Place Day Month
Akaroa 6 183
Blenheim 7 199
Christchurch 6 169
Dunedin 5 147
Franz Josef 3 91
Greymouth 5 143
Invercargill 5 151
Lake Tekapo 7 210
Mt Cook 4 121
Nelson 6 193
Queenstown 5 151
Timaru 5 153
Reference

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

New Zealand Sunshine
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