Best: Feb · Great: Nov-Jan, Mar-Apr
Weather shifts through genuine seasons here, from July's cool stretch to January's warmth, with rain a little heavier around July and lighter around February — real variation, but nothing as sharp as a true monsoon or Mediterranean dry season. In February, expect highs around 23°C with rain on roughly 9 days of the month.
Rotorua's geothermal sites and Bay of Islands beaches are the headline draws, alongside Auckland's harbor and Waitomo's glowworm caves.
Try a hangi (earth-oven feast) and fresh Bay of Islands seafood.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect mild days around 23°/17°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/17°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/16°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/14°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/11°C, with very wet conditions (~16 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 15°/10°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 14°/10°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 15°/10°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/11°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/12°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/13°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/15°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).