Average Humidity for March in New Zealand

March 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 March
Place %
Auckland 82
Cape Reinga 84
Gisborne 80
Great Barrier Island 80
Hamilton 86
Kaikohe 89
Kaitaia 88
Kerikeri 90
Masterton 86
Napier 76
New Plymouth 83
Palmerston North 80
Rotorua 84
Taupo 81
Tauranga 78
Thames 82
Waiheke Island 88
Wellington 83
Whakapapa Village, Tongariro 84
Whanganui 81
Whangaparaoa 81
Whangarei 86
Whitianga 85

South Island

March relative humidity averages
Place %
Akaroa 79
Arthur's Pass 89
Blenheim 77
Christchurch 87
Dunedin 78
Farewell Spit 80
Franz Josef 91
Greymouth 86
Invercargill 84
Kaikoura  76
Lake Rotoiti 85
Lake Tekapo 76
Manapouri 86
Milford Sound 93
Mt Cook 76
Nelson 81
Queenstown 79
Secretary Island 85
Timaru 87
Westport 87

Other Islands

Humidity averages for March
Place %
Auckland Islands 86
Campbell Island 85
Chatham Island 82
Raoul Island 78
Stewart Island, Oban 90
Reference

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

New Zealand Humidity
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