Average Annual Temperatures in New Zealand

The annual temperature averages at cities, towns, beaches and islands throughout New Zealand are listed below.

Separate lists for the North, South and outlying islands give maximum and minimum yearly temperatures, in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.

North Island

Average annual temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
67 54 Auckland 19 12
65 56 Cape Reinga 18 13
67 49 Gisborne 20 10
67 54 Great Barrier Island 20 12
67 47 Hamilton 19 9
65 53 Kaikohe 19 11
67 53 Kaitaia 19 12
67 51 Kerikeri 20 11
66 46 Masterton 19 8
66 49 Napier 19 9
64 50 New Plymouth 18 10
64 48 Palmerston North 18 9
63 47 Rotorua 17 8
62 45 Taupo 17 7
67 51 Tauranga 19 11
67 51 Thames 20 11
68 51 Waiheke Island 20 11
61 50 Wellington 16 10
54 38 Whakapapa Village, Tongariro 12 3
64 50 Whanganui 18 10
66 55 Whangaparaoa 19 13
68 54 Whangarei 20 12
67 51 Whitianga 19 10

South Island

Temperatures averages for the year
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
63 47 Akaroa 17 9
54 38 Arthur's Pass 12 4
65 46 Blenheim 19 8
64 45 Christchurch 18 7
59 46 Dunedin 15 8
64 52 Farewell Spit 18 11
61 44 Franz Josef 16 7
60 48 Greymouth 16 9
58 41 Invercargill 15 5
61 49 Kaikoura  16 9
59 39 Lake Rotoiti 15 4
59 38 Lake Tekapo 15 3
59 39 Manapouri 15 4
59 44 Milford Sound 15 6
58 38 Mt Cook 14 3
64 47 Nelson 18 8
62 42 Queenstown 16 6
59 48 Secretary Island 15 9
59 43 Timaru 15 6
62 48 Westport 17 9

Other Islands

Annual temperatures averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
50 43 Auckland Islands 10 6
49 41 Campbell Island 9 5
60 48 Chatham Island 15 9
72 62 Raoul Island  22 17
57 44 Stewart Island, Oban 14 6
Reference

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

New Zealand Temperatures
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