Milford Sound (Piopiotahi) climate

Name: Milford Sound (Piopiotahi)
Address: Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand

New Zealand · Fiordland, South Island · 44.672° S, 167.926° E

Köppen Cfboceanic (hyper-humid)Temperate

Perpetually wet oceanic: among the rainiest inhabited places on Earth, cool and cloud-drenched.

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

February, 67°F / 19°C

Coldest month

August, 41°F / 5°C

Annual swing

26°F / 15°C

Wettest month

December

Driest month

June

Rain per year

231.2" / 5873 mm

Snow per year

17.7" / 449 mm

Elevation

16 ft / 5 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	67 / 19	54 / 12	15.66 / 398	0.0 / 0	84%	5.2 / 8.4	69%
February	67 / 19	54 / 12	21.23 / 539	0.0 / 0	82%	5.7 / 9.2	66%
March	66 / 19	52 / 11	19.03 / 483	0.0 / 0	85%	5.3 / 8.5	66%
April	60 / 16	47 / 8	18.10 / 460	0.1 / 3	86%	5.1 / 8.2	66%
May	57 / 14	46 / 8	23.49 / 597	0.7 / 17	88%	5.5 / 8.9	74%
June	53 / 12	41 / 5	13.94 / 354	3.5 / 90	85%	5.2 / 8.4	65%
July	52 / 11	41 / 5	15.22 / 387	1.5 / 37	86%	5.4 / 8.7	73%
August	52 / 11	41 / 5	18.14 / 461	5.3 / 134	87%	5.6 / 9.0	74%
September	55 / 13	41 / 5	21.76 / 553	5.5 / 140	86%	6.0 / 9.7	66%
October	57 / 14	45 / 7	19.95 / 507	1.0 / 25	85%	6.0 / 9.7	73%
November	61 / 16	48 / 9	20.84 / 529	0.1 / 3	84%	5.6 / 9.0	70%
December	63 / 17	52 / 11	23.86 / 606	0.0 / 0	86%	6.0 / 9.7	77%

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