New Plymouth Weather & Climate

New Zealand

New Plymouth sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 22.2°C in February and nighttime lows bottom out near 9.6°C in July. June is the wettest month (~112 mm), while February is the driest (~67 mm). For sunshine, March leads with about 65% clear skies.

Best time to visit New Plymouth

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are February, January, and March — expect around 18.322.2°C with roughly 22% chance of rain on a given day in February.

New Plymouth climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January17.8° / 21.2°27%73 mm61%20.1 kph
February18.3° / 22.2°22%67 mm64%19.4 kph
March17° / 21.1°26%76 mm65%20.3 kph
April14.7° / 18.5°29%83 mm59%20.7 kph
May12.9° / 16.1°38%101 mm55%22.6 kph
June10.9° / 14.7°42%112 mm54%23.7 kph
July9.6° / 13.5°42%108 mm52%23.5 kph
August9.6° / 13.4°40%94 mm55%23.3 kph
September10.7° / 14.5°39%91 mm53%23.6 kph
October12.1° / 15.8°38%91 mm54%23.7 kph
November14.1° / 17.2°31%77 mm55%22.7 kph
December15.8° / 19.6°33%80 mm55%21.2 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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