Christchurch climate

Name: Christchurch
Address: Canterbury, New Zealand

New Zealand · Canterbury · 43.532° S, 172.636° E

Köppen CfboceanicTemperate

Drier eastern-plains city with warm summers, crisp winters and Nor'wester föhn winds.

Mild winters and warm summers, the classic middle-latitude climate.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

January, 71°F / 22°C

Coldest month

July, 39°F / 4°C

Annual swing

32°F / 18°C

Wettest month

July

Driest month

January

Rain per year

26.9" / 684 mm

Snow per year

0.6" / 15 mm

Elevation

30 ft / 9 m

Time zone

Pacific/Auckland

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	71 / 22	56 / 13	1.22 / 31	0.0 / 0	71%	9.2 / 14.8	63%
February	70 / 21	56 / 13	2.58 / 66	0.0 / 0	70%	8.7 / 14.0	58%
March	67 / 19	54 / 12	2.04 / 52	0.0 / 0	74%	8.5 / 13.7	64%
April	63 / 17	49 / 9	1.72 / 44	0.0 / 0	76%	7.5 / 12.1	56%
May	59 / 15	46 / 8	2.03 / 52	0.0 / 0	80%	7.0 / 11.3	58%
June	53 / 12	42 / 5	2.35 / 60	0.1 / 2	84%	7.4 / 11.9	66%
July	52 / 11	39 / 4	3.79 / 96	0.1 / 2	83%	7.6 / 12.2	62%
August	54 / 12	40 / 4	1.62 / 41	0.1 / 2	78%	7.4 / 11.9	58%
September	58 / 14	42 / 5	1.86 / 47	0.3 / 6	74%	8.3 / 13.4	53%
October	61 / 16	46 / 8	1.96 / 50	0.1 / 3	73%	8.9 / 14.3	63%
November	65 / 18	50 / 10	2.63 / 67	0.0 / 0	72%	8.8 / 14.2	67%
December	68 / 20	54 / 12	3.13 / 80	0.0 / 0	70%	9.3 / 15.0	69%

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