Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is February, averaging a high of 18°C, and its coldest is August, with an average low of 9°C.
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-09-07. Each reading placed on Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Wellington average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Wellington, Wellington Region, 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 | 17°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| February | 18°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| March | 17°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| April | 15°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| May | 14°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| June | 12°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| July | 11°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| August | 11°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| September | 12°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| October | 13°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| November | 14°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| December | 16°C | 14°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: 23°C on 2018-01-29
- Coldest day on record: 4°C on 2026-07-28
Percentiles compare each day to Wellington, Wellington Region, 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 →