Wellington weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wellington is expected to be 7°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wellington, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

  • Wednesday
    5th Aug
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    6th Aug
    Scattered clouds
  • Friday
    7th Aug
    Broken clouds
  • Saturday
    8th Aug
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Sunday
    9th Aug
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 5th August 2026 GMT

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

Wellington weather forecast by day

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

Wellington weather for Wednesday 5th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 47 kph from the south.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 31% chance of some rain31
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 47 kph from the South47
    kph wind from S

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Wellington weather for Thursday 6th August 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the North19
    kph wind from N

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Wellington weather for Friday 7th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 33 kph from the north-west.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °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 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 11°C wind chill11
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 33 kph from the North-West33
    kph wind from NW

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Wellington weather for Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the north.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 55% chance of some rain55
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 30 kph from the North30
    kph wind from N

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Wellington weather for Sunday 9th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 69% chance of some rain69
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the North28
    kph wind from N

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