Rotorua weather live forecast

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

  • Tuesday
    15th Sep
    Broken clouds
  • Wednesday
    16th Sep
    Broken clouds
  • Thursday
    17th Sep
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    18th Sep
    Isolated thunderstorms (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    19th Sep
    Broken clouds

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 15th September 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 Tuesday 15th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    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 West11
    kph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Wednesday 16th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    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 17 kph from the West17
    kph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Thursday 17th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the north.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 86% chance of some rain86
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the North22
    kph wind from N

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Rotorua weather for Friday 18th September 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south-west.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 55% chance of some rain55
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the South-West28
    kph wind from SW

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Rotorua weather for Saturday 19th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the west.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour 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
  • Fresh breeze of 34 kph from the West34
    kph wind from W

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