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Climate - Hokitika (New Zealand)


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours

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Climate chart - Hokitika (New Zealand)
Climate chart - Hokitika (New Zealand)

The climate of Hokitika is oceanic, with mild winters (June to August), fairly cool summers (December to February), and very abundant and frequent rainfall throughout the year, although it decreases a little from January to March.
The small town is located on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand, the one beaten by the humid ocean winds all year round, at 42 degrees south latitude. To the east are the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs through the South Island and clearly separates the western side, which is very rainy, from the eastern one, which is quite dry.
Nearby, at the foot of the mountains, is the Hokitika Gorge, a popular tourist destination due to a suspension bridge over the Hokitika River.

Hokitika
 Gorge

In winter, sometimes there can be slightly cold periods, with lows around freezing or slightly below and highs of 8/10 °C (46/50 °F). The coldest record is -3.4 °C (25.9 °F) and was set in July 2001.
Snow in Hokitika is very rare. For example, in July 1931 newspapers reported a snowfall of 2 inches (5 cm), recalling that the previous one-inch snowfall occurred in late August 1877.
In summer, there can be cool, windy and rainy days, with highs of 17/18 °C (63/64 °F). Even when it's not raining, the ocean breeze increases the feeling of coolness.
On the warmest days, the temperature usually reaches 25 °C (77 °F), and more rarely 28/29 °C (82/84 °F).

Best Time


The best time to visit Hokitika is the summer, from December to February, as it is the warmest and sunniest of the year. However, even in summer there can be cool, rainy and windy periods.
For swimming, the ocean is cold even in summer.

Hokitika - Climate data


The average temperature of the coldest month (July) is of 7.2 °C (45.0 °F), that of the warmest month (February) is of 15.8 °C (60.5 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Hokitika - Average temperatures (1991-2005)
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January11.719.515.6536760.1
February11.919.815.8536860.5
March1018.414.2506557.6
April7.916.212466153.7
May6.414.310.4445850.6
June412.28.1395446.6
July2.811.77.2375345
August3.812.28395446.4
September5.813.79.8425749.6
October7.514.911.2465952.2
November8.416.212.3476154.1
December10.517.814.2516457.5
Year7.515.611.545.66052.5

Precipitation amounts to 2850 millimeters (112.2 inches) per year: it is therefore very abundant. It ranges from 180 mm (7.1 in) in the driest month (February) to 275 mm (10.8 in) in the wettest one (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Hokitika - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January2409.412
February1807.110
March2158.513
April2359.313
May2409.415
June2509.814
July2208.714
August2309.115
September2551017
October27510.817
November2409.415
December27010.616
Year2850112.2170

The sea temperature ranges from 13 °C (55 °F) in August, September to 18 °C (64 °F) in February. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Hokitika - Sea temperature
MonthCelsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)
January17.564
February1865
March17.564
April16.562
May1559
June1457
July13.556
August1355
September1355
October13.556
November14.558
December1661
Year15.259.3

There are on average around 1880 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average hours of sunshine per day.
Hokitika - Sunshine hours
MonthAverageTotal
January7210
February6.5190
March5.5170
April4.5140
May4120
June3.5105
July4125
August4.5140
September5145
October5.5165
November6180
December6.5195
Year5.11880

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