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Wellington, New Zealand

215k people · 29 m elevation · Köppen Cfb · Southern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high70°F (21°C)71°F (21°C)68°F (20°C)63°F (17°C)59°F (15°C)55°F (13°C)54°F (12°C)55°F (13°C)58°F (15°C)61°F (16°C)64°F (18°C)68°F (20°C)
Average low57°F (14°C)57°F (14°C)55°F (13°C)51°F (11°C)48°F (9°C)45°F (7°C)43°F (6°C)44°F (7°C)46°F (8°C)49°F (9°C)51°F (11°C)55°F (13°C)
Dew point55°F (13°C)55°F (13°C)53°F (12°C)51°F (10°C)48°F (9°C)44°F (7°C)43°F (6°C)44°F (6°C)45°F (7°C)47°F (8°C)49°F (9°C)53°F (11°C)
Rainfall3.6 in (90 mm)2.6 in (66 mm)3.6 in (91 mm)4.7 in (119 mm)4.9 in (125 mm)5.4 in (137 mm)5.1 in (131 mm)5.2 in (133 mm)4.5 in (115 mm)4.2 in (106 mm)3.7 in (95 mm)4.2 in (107 mm)
Rainy days868101112121412111010
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0.1 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine253 h216 h213 h173 h155 h130 h139 h165 h184 h209 h233 h239 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.3°F (+0.7°C)

Models range from +0.9°F (+0.5°C) to +1.6°F (+0.9°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

0 → 0

Warming by month
  • January: +1.1°F (+0.6°C)
  • February: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • March: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • April: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • May: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • June: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • July: +1.3°F (+0.7°C)
  • August: +1.0°F (+0.6°C)
  • September: +1.2°F (+0.7°C)
  • October: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • November: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • December: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.