November Sunshine Averages for New Zealand

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

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 November
Place Day Month
Auckland 8 234
Gisborne 8 229
Hamilton 6 194
Kaitaia 6 194
Masterton 7 201
Napier 8 229
New Plymouth 8 225
Palmerston North 5 163
Tauranga 8 240
Thames 6 187
Wellington 7 212
Whangarei 7 206

South Island

Average total hours of sun in November
Place Day Month
Akaroa 8 237
Blenheim 8 243
Christchurch 8 227
Dunedin 6 176
Franz Josef 3 96
Greymouth 6 182
Invercargill 6 179
Lake Tekapo 8 252
Mt Cook 6 166
Nelson 8 243
Queenstown 7 218
Timaru 6 192
Reference

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

New Zealand Sunshine
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