Kaikoura weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kaikoura is expected to be 15°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kaikoura, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Tuesday 15th September 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New Zealand (Kaikoura) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Kaikoura weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Kaikoura for the next 5 days.

Kaikoura weather for Tuesday 15th September 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 10 hours of bright sunshine10
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 15°C wind chill15
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the North-West11
    kph wind from NW

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Kaikoura weather for Wednesday 16th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-west.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 16°C wind chill16
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the North-West14
    kph wind from NW

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Kaikoura weather for Thursday 17th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 73% chance of some rain73
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 7°C wind chill7
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South-West19
    kph wind from SW

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Kaikoura weather for Friday 18th September 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-west.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 14°C wind chill14
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the North-West15
    kph wind from NW

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Kaikoura weather for Saturday 19th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 15°C wind chill15
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the West17
    kph wind from W

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