Taupo weather by month

Check out Taupo weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Taupo (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	73	73	70	63	57	52	52	54	57	61	66	70
Min temperature (night-time)	52	52	50	45	39	37	36	36	39	43	46	50
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Taupo

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	7	7	6	5	4	3	4	4	5	6	7	7
Daily hours of daylight	15	14	12	11	10	10	10	11	12	13	14	15
UV Index (Maximum)	11	10	8	5	3	2	2	3	4	7	9	11

Rainfall in Taupo

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	10	8	10	10	12	14	13	14	14	14	12	13
Average monthly rainfall (inches)	3.9	3.6	4.2	3.5	4.4	4.9	5.1	5.0	4.8	4.3	4.1	5.2

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The climate guide for New Zealand (Taupo) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Taupo?

Taupo has a temperate climate with warm summers and some rainfall in all months.

Taupo weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 73°F in Taupo, New Zealand in January based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 10 days with some rainfall and typically 3.9 inches of rainfall in the month.

73
73°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
10
10 days with some rainfall
52
52°F min night temperature
15
15 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
3.9
3.9 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Taupo weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 73°F in Taupo, New Zealand in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 3.6 inches of rainfall in the month.

73
73°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
52
52°F min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
3.6
3.6 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index

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Taupo weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 70°F in Taupo, New Zealand in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 10 days with some rainfall and typically 4.2 inches of rainfall in the month.

70
70°F max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
10
10 days with some rainfall
50
50°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
4.2
4.2 inches of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Taupo weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 63°F in Taupo, New Zealand in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 10 days with some rainfall and typically 3.5 inches of rainfall in the month.

63
63°F max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
10
10 days with some rainfall
45
45°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
3.5
3.5 inches of monthly rainfall
5
5 (Moderate) UV index

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Taupo weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 57°F in Taupo, New Zealand in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 4.4 inches of rainfall in the month.

57
57°F max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
39
39°F min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
4.4
4.4 inches of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index

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Taupo weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 52°F in Taupo, New Zealand in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 4.9 inches of rainfall in the month.

52
52°F max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
37
37°F min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
4.9
4.9 inches of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index

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Taupo weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 52°F in Taupo, New Zealand in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 5.1 inches of rainfall in the month.

52
52°F max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
36
36°F min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
5.1
5.1 inches of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index

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Taupo weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 54°F in Taupo, New Zealand in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 5.0 inches of rainfall in the month.

54
54°F max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
36
36°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
5.0
5.0 inches of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index

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Taupo weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 57°F in Taupo, New Zealand in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 4.8 inches of rainfall in the month.

57
57°F max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
39
39°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
4.8
4.8 inches of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index

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Taupo weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 61°F in Taupo, New Zealand in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 4.3 inches of rainfall in the month.

61
61°F max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
43
43°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
4.3
4.3 inches of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index

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Taupo weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 66°F in Taupo, New Zealand in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 4.1 inches of rainfall in the month.

66
66°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
46
46°F min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
4.1
4.1 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Taupo weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 70°F in Taupo, New Zealand in December based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 5.2 inches of rainfall in the month.

70
70°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
50
50°F min night temperature
15
15 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
5.2
5.2 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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