Auckland · New Zealand · 1995–2024 averages
Auckland weather, month by month. January is the pick.
Thirty years of averages for Auckland, New Zealand — how hot it really feels, when the rain arrives, and what the air is like. January comes out on top; July is the one to skip.
The year at a glance
Tap a month for its full breakdown.
January
bestscore 78.2/100Mild, sweaty and some rain, with clean air.
- Feels like
- 23°
- mild
- Real temp
- 22°
- mild
- Humidity
- 76%
- sweaty
- Rain
- 78mm
- some rain
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- mixed
- Air quality
- 35
- clean
- Daylight
- 14.4h
- long days
Month by month, metric by metric
Each row is one measure across the same twelve months. The tint says how good that month is for it, the word says why.
- Good
- Okay
- Rough
- Grim
Feels like
peaks at 23° in January
- Jan23°mild
- Feb23°mild
- Mar21°mild
- Apr18°cool
- May15°cool
- Jun12°cold
- Jul11°cold
- Aug11°cold
- Sep13°cold
- Oct15°cool
- Nov17°cool
- Dec21°mild
Real temp
14–23° in the shade across the year
- Jan22°mild
- Feb23°mild
- Mar21°mild
- Apr19°cool
- May17°cool
- Jun15°cool
- Jul14°cool
- Aug14°cool
- Sep15°cool
- Oct17°cool
- Nov18°cool
- Dec20°cool
Humidity
76% at its driest, 83% at its most oppressive
- Jan76%sweaty
- Feb76%sweaty
- Mar77%sweaty
- Apr80%sweaty
- May82%sweaty
- Jun82%sweaty
- Jul83%sweaty
- Aug82%sweaty
- Sep81%sweaty
- Oct79%sweaty
- Nov77%sweaty
- Dec77%sweaty
Rain
120mm in July, 77mm in March
- Jan78mmsome rain
- Feb78mmsome rain
- Mar77mmsome rain
- Apr82mmsome rain
- May99mmsome rain
- Jun104mmsome rain
- Jul120mmsome rain
- Aug106mmsome rain
- Sep94mmsome rain
- Oct87mmsome rain
- Nov84mmsome rain
- Dec103mmsome rain
Cloud cover
55% at its clearest, 65% at its greyest
- Jan58%mixed
- Feb58%mixed
- Mar55%mixed
- Apr58%mixed
- May57%mixed
- Jun58%mixed
- Jul57%mixed
- Aug57%mixed
- Sep60%mixed
- Oct62%mixed
- Nov64%mixed
- Dec65%mixed
Air quality
worst in September, cleanest in June
- Jan35clean
- Feb36clean
- Mar36clean
- Apr36clean
- May36clean
- Jun31clean
- Jul40clean
- Aug38clean
- Sep42clean
- Oct40clean
- Nov36clean
- Dec35clean
Daylight
9.7h to 14.6h of daylight across the year
- Jan14.4hlong days
- Feb13.5heven
- Mar12.3heven
- Apr11.1hshortish
- May10.2hshortish
- Jun9.7hshort
- Jul9.9hshort
- Aug10.7hshortish
- Sep11.9hshortish
- Oct13heven
- Nov14.1hlong days
- Dec14.6hlong days
Auckland's air, month by month
The air is at its worst in September at 42 AQI (clean), and at its cleanest in June at 31 (clean). It tracks the seasons closely.
Every month in full
All twelve months, all seven measures.
| Month | Feels like | Real temp | Humidity | Rain | Cloud cover | Air quality | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° mild | 22° mild | 76% sweaty | 78mm some rain | 58% mixed | 35 clean | 14.4h long days |
| February | 23° mild | 23° mild | 76% sweaty | 78mm some rain | 58% mixed | 36 clean | 13.5h even |
| March | 21° mild | 21° mild | 77% sweaty | 77mm some rain | 55% mixed | 36 clean | 12.3h even |
| April | 18° cool | 19° cool | 80% sweaty | 82mm some rain | 58% mixed | 36 clean | 11.1h shortish |
| May | 15° cool | 17° cool | 82% sweaty | 99mm some rain | 57% mixed | 36 clean | 10.2h shortish |
| June | 12° cold | 15° cool | 82% sweaty | 104mm some rain | 58% mixed | 31 clean | 9.7h short |
| July | 11° cold | 14° cool | 83% sweaty | 120mm some rain | 57% mixed | 40 clean | 9.9h short |
| August | 11° cold | 14° cool | 82% sweaty | 106mm some rain | 57% mixed | 38 clean | 10.7h shortish |
| September | 13° cold | 15° cool | 81% sweaty | 94mm some rain | 60% mixed | 42 clean | 11.9h shortish |
| October | 15° cool | 17° cool | 79% sweaty | 87mm some rain | 62% mixed | 40 clean | 13h even |
| November | 17° cool | 18° cool | 77% sweaty | 84mm some rain | 64% mixed | 36 clean | 14.1h long days |
| December | 21° mild | 20° cool | 77% sweaty | 103mm some rain | 65% mixed | 35 clean | 14.6h long days |
Auckland weather questions
- What is the best time to visit Auckland?
- January scores best across temperature, rain, humidity and air quality — 23° feels-like, 78mm of rain and 76% humidity. July is the month to avoid: 120mm of rain and 40 AQI.
- How hot does Auckland get?
- January is the peak, at 23° feels-like (22° in the shade) — mild. Even in January it reaches 23°.
- When is the rainy season in Auckland?
- July is the wettest month at 120mm, and March the driest at just 77mm.
- Is air quality a problem in Auckland?
- September is the worst month at 42 AQI (clean), and June the best at 31 (clean).
Weather normals from Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis, 1995–2024) and CAMS air quality (2015–2024), licensed CC-BY-4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. These are long-run averages, not forecasts — any given year will differ.
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