New Plymouth weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New Plymouth is expected to be 21°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for New Plymouth, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 22nd December 2025 GMT

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

New Plymouth weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for New Plymouth for the next 5 days.

New Plymouth weather for Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 36 kph from the north-west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 98% chance of some rain98
    % chance of some rain
  • 30-40 mm of rainfall expected<40
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 36 kph from the North-West36
    kph wind from NW

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New Plymouth weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the west.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the West28
    kph wind from W

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New Plymouth weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north-west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the North-West24
    kph wind from NW

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New Plymouth weather for Friday 26th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the north-west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 99% chance of some rain99
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 32 kph from the North-West32
    kph wind from NW

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New Plymouth weather for Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 97% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 97% chance of some rain97
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the West28
    kph wind from W

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