Rotorua weather live forecast

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

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 22nd December 2025 GMT

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

Rotorua weather forecast by day

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

Rotorua weather for Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 99% chance of some rain99
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 29 kph from the West29
    kph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the west.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 71% chance of some rain71
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the West22
    kph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the West16
    kph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Friday 26th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 93% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the north-west.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 93% chance of some rain93
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the North-West25
    kph wind from NW

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Rotorua weather for Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the west.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 63% chance of some rain63
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the West27
    kph wind from W

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