Wellington weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wellington is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wellington, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

  • Saturday
    16th May
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Sunday
    17th May
    Broken clouds
  • Monday
    18th May
    Scattered clouds
  • Tuesday
    19th May
    Scattered clouds
  • Wednesday
    20th May
    Scattered clouds

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 16th May 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 Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-east.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the South-East22
    kph wind from SE

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Wellington weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-East18
    kph wind from SE

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Wellington weather for Monday 18th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the South-East12
    kph wind from SE

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Wellington weather for Tuesday 19th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °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
  • 13°C wind chill13
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the North18
    kph wind from N

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Wellington weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    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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