Average Humidity for January in New Zealand

January averages for the relative humidity at cities, towns and islands throughout New Zealand are listed below.

The numbers are long-term averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold. These humidity readings are for 9:00 am local time.

North Island

Average humidity in January
Place %
Auckland 77
Cape Reinga 85
Gisborne 70
Great Barrier Island 78
Hamilton 80
Kaikohe 85
Kaitaia 86
Kerikeri 84
Masterton 75
Napier 66
New Plymouth 81
Palmerston North 76
Rotorua 79
Taupo 77
Tauranga 73
Thames 77
Waiheke Island 85
Wellington 80
Whakapapa Village, Tongariro 80
Whanganui 75
Whangaparaoa 78
Whangarei 79
Whitianga 77

South Island

January relative humidity averages
Place %
Akaroa 74
Arthur's Pass 84
Blenheim 69
Christchurch 80
Dunedin 74
Farewell Spit 78
Franz Josef 88
Greymouth 84
Invercargill 79
Kaikoura  76
Lake Rotoiti 81
Lake Tekapo 68
Manapouri 78
Milford Sound 90
Mt Cook 68
Nelson 74
Queenstown 72
Secretary Island 86
Timaru 79
Westport 83

Other Islands

Humidity averages for January
Place %
Auckland Islands 84
Campbell Island 83
Chatham Island 80
Raoul Island 77
Stewart Island, Oban 87
Reference

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

New Zealand Humidity
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