October Sunshine Averages for New Zealand

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

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 October
Place Day Month
Auckland 7 208
Gisborne 7 231
Hamilton 6 172
Kaitaia 6 195
Masterton 7 204
Napier 7 222
New Plymouth 6 201
Palmerston North 4 139
Tauranga 7 215
Thames 6 172
Wellington 6 193
Whangarei 6 198

South Island

Average total hours of sun in October
Place Day Month
Akaroa 7 220
Blenheim 8 233
Christchurch 7 205
Dunedin 6 176
Franz Josef 3 89
Greymouth 5 161
Invercargill 6 184
Lake Tekapo 8 233
Mt Cook 5 152
Nelson 7 228
Queenstown 6 197
Timaru 6 183
Reference

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

New Zealand Sunshine
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