Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 26°C on 1982-02-09; its coldest fell to 4°C on 2011-08-15.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
26°C2008-01-21
12°C2007-01-01
19°C2018-01-30
10°C2007-01-01
February
26°C1982-02-09
12°C1993-02-02
20°C1988-02-13
8°C1993-02-03
March
25°C1981-03-09
12°C1993-03-22
20°C1990-03-10
9°C1983-03-31
April
21°C2025-04-19
10°C1992-04-03
17°C2015-04-08
7°C1991-04-22
May
19°C2023-05-02
8°C2009-05-21
16°C2016-05-03
6°C2009-05-31
June
17°C2025-06-04
7°C1994-06-29
15°C2026-06-05
5°C1984-06-24
July
16°C1998-07-01
6°C2011-07-25
13°C1998-07-22
5°C2011-07-25
August
15°C2022-08-20
6°C2011-08-15
14°C2022-08-19
4°C2011-08-15
September
17°C1999-09-30
7°C2016-09-08
13°C2000-09-09
5°C1995-09-09
October
19°C2001-10-06
8°C2022-10-06
15°C2022-10-29
6°C2022-10-06
November
22°C2001-11-30
9°C2006-11-09
16°C2025-11-27
7°C1996-11-10
December
25°C2012-12-25
10°C2014-12-01
17°C2000-12-28
8°C1982-12-01

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
26°C1982-02-09
10°C2014-12-01
20°C1988-02-13
8°C1982-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
25°C1981-03-09
8°C2009-05-21
20°C1990-03-10
6°C2009-05-31
Winter (Jun–Aug)
17°C2025-06-04
6°C2011-08-15
15°C2026-06-05
4°C2011-08-15
Spring (Sep–Nov)
22°C2001-11-30
7°C2016-09-08
16°C2025-11-27
5°C1995-09-09

All-time records

The most extreme value Wellington has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 26°C 1982-02-09
Lowest 6°C 2011-08-15

Low

Highest 20°C 1988-02-13
Lowest 4°C 2011-08-15

Feels-like

Highest 26°C 1982-02-09
Lowest -3°C 2011-08-15

Humidity

Highest 16.4 g/m³ 2018-02-11
Lowest 5.1 g/m³ 1996-08-31

Wind

Highest 84 km/h 2013-10-14
Lowest 6 km/h 1989-08-19

Precip

Wettest 81 mm 1993-05-16
Driest 29-day dry spell 2017-11-14

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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