Average Temperatures in February for New Zealand

Average temperatures for February at cities, towns, beaches and islands throughout New Zealand are listed below.

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

North Island

Average February temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
76 62 Auckland 24 17
73 62 Cape Reinga 23 17
76 58 Gisborne 24 14
75 61 Great Barrier Island 24 16
77 56 Hamilton 25 13
75 59 Kaikohe 24 15
76 60 Kaitaia 25 16
76 59 Kerikeri 24 15
77 53 Masterton 25 12
75 57 Napier 24 14
73 57 New Plymouth 23 14
74 56 Palmerston North 23 14
74 56 Rotorua 23 13
73 53 Taupo 23 12
76 60 Tauranga 24 16
77 59 Thames 25 15
77 59 Waiheke Island 25 15
69 57 Wellington 21 14
65 45 Whakapapa Village, Tongariro 18 7
72 57 Whanganui 22 14
75 62 Whangaparaoa 24 17
76 62 Whangarei 25 16
76 59 Whitianga 24 15

South Island

Average daily temperatures in February
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
73 55 Akaroa 23 13
65 47 Arthur's Pass 19 8
74 55 Blenheim 23 13
72 55 Christchurch 22 13
66 53 Dunedin 19 12
72 59 Farewell Spit 22 15
69 51 Franz Josef 21 10
68 55 Greymouth 20 13
66 48 Invercargill 19 9
68 56 Kaikoura  20 13
70 47 Lake Rotoiti 21 9
72 47 Lake Tekapo 22 8
69 47 Manapouri 21 8
68 51 Milford Sound 20 11
69 47 Mt Cook 21 9
73 57 Nelson 23 14
74 51 Queenstown 23 11
65 53 Secretary Island 18 12
67 52 Timaru 20 11
69 55 Westport 21 13

Other Islands

Temperatures averages for February
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
54 47 Auckland Islands 12 8
53 45 Campbell Island 12 7
67 55 Chatham Island 19 13
79 69 Raoul Island  26 21
64 49 Stewart Island, Oban 18 10
Reference

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

New Zealand Temperatures
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