| Average climate data for National Park, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum temperature (°C) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Average minimum temperature (°C) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Average precipitation (mm) | 45 | 33 | 38 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 60 | 66 | 58 | 70 | 710 |
| Average rainfall days (days) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 171 |
| Average snowfall (mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 139 | 219 | 181 | 97 | 114 | 53 | 0 | 846 |
| Average snowfall days (days) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 85 |
| Average wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Average daily daylight hours (h) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Average daily sunshine hours (h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Average cloud coverage (%) | 46 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 57 |
| Average UV index | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
The warmest month, with the highest average maximum temperature, is February (19.9 °C). The month with the lowest average maximum temperature is July (7.2 °C). Overall, the average maximum temperature over the whole year is 13.6 °C.
The month with the highest average minimum temperature is February (9.4 °C). The coldest month, with the lowest average minimum temperature, is July (1.1 °C). Overall, the average minimum temperature over the whole year is 5 °C.
The wettest month, with the highest amount of precipitation, is August (70.4 mm). The driest month, with the least amount of precipitation, is February (33.2 mm). Over the whole year there are 709.8 mm of rainfall on average.
The month with the most days of rain is December (17.3 days). The month with the fewest days of rain is February (12.2 days). Over the whole year there are 171.1 days of rain on average.
The month with the most snowfall is July (218.8 mm). The months with the least snowfall are January, February and December (0 mm). Over the whole year there are 845.9 mm of snowfall on average.
The month with the most days of snowfall is August (6.9 days). The month with the fewest days of snowfall is February (0 days). Over the whole year there are 32.6 days of snowfall on average.
The month with the highest average relative humidity is June (89.8 %). The month with the lowest average relative humidity is January (79.3 %). The overall average relative humidity over the whole year is 84.9 %.
The windiest month, with the highest average wind speed, is September (11.7 km/h). The calmest month, with the lowest average wind speed, is February (9 km/h). The overall average wind speed over the whole year is 10.5 km/h.
The month with the cloudiest skies, so the highest cloud coverage, is October (63.5 %). The month with the clearest skies, so the lowest cloud coverage, is January (46 %). Over the whole year there is an average cloud coverage of 56.6 %.
The month with the longest days, so the most daylight, is December (Average daylight: 14.1 h). The month with the shortest days, so the least daylight, is June (Average daylight: 9 h). Over the whole year there are 11.7 h of daylight per day on average.
The month with the most sunshine per day is February (Average sunshine: 7.2 h). The month with the least sunshine per day is August (Average sunshine: 5 h). Over the whole year there are 6.1 h of sunlight per day on average.
The months with the highest average UV index are January, February, March and December (UV index: 4). The months with the lowest average UV index are May, June, July and August (UV index: 2). Over the whole year the average UV index is 3.
