Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 19°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 5°C.
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of 407,800, and a metropolitan population of 556,500. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-25. Each reading placed on Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Christchurch average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| February | 19°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| March | 18°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| April | 15°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| May | 13°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| June | 11°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| July | 10°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| August | 10°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| September | 12°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| October | 14°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| November | 16°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| December | 18°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 28°C on 2020-02-02
- Coldest day on record: -2°C on 2012-06-06
Percentiles compare each day to Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →