Wellington Weather & Climate

New Zealand

Wellington sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 22.2°C in February and nighttime lows bottom out near 7.4°C in July. June is the wettest month (~75 mm), while February is the driest (~47 mm). For sunshine, February leads with about 65% clear skies.

Best time to visit Wellington

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are February, January, and March — expect around 1722.2°C with roughly 17% chance of rain on a given day in February.

Wellington climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January17.1° / 22°19%48 mm62%21.4 kph
February17° / 22.2°17%47 mm65%20.4 kph
March15.2° / 20.9°21%52 mm65%20.5 kph
April13.1° / 17.3°22%53 mm62%20.2 kph
May10.7° / 14.5°26%68 mm60%21.3 kph
June8.4° / 12.2°32%75 mm58%22.1 kph
July7.4° / 11.9°32%74 mm55%22 kph
August8.2° / 12.1°29%62 mm59%22.1 kph
September9.7° / 14.2°27%57 mm60%22.8 kph
October10.9° / 15.9°28%64 mm59%23.4 kph
November12.5° / 18.2°24%53 mm58%22.8 kph
December14.9° / 19.9°23%52 mm57%22.2 kph

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

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