Rotorua weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rotorua is expected to be 23°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 12th January 2026 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 Monday 12th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the west.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 23°C wind chill23
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the West27
    kph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 32% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the north-east.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 32% chance of some rain32
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the North-East22
    kph wind from NE

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Rotorua weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 59% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 59% chance of some rain59
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the North20
    kph wind from N

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Rotorua weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 17°C minimum temperature17
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 92% chance of some rain92
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the North15
    kph wind from N

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Rotorua weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 17°C minimum temperature17
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 76% chance of some rain76
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 23°C wind chill23
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the North9
    kph wind from N

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