When to go · Tauranga, New Zealand
Best Time to Visit Tauranga
Tauranga has a mild year-round climate. The most comfortable months are March, December and April, based on five years of real temperature and rainfall records.
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March, December, April
Comfortable and drier
Shoulder
January, February, August
Fewer crowds, a trade-off
Think twice
June, September
Wettest is February (231mm)
Tauranga weather, month by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Feel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°C / 73°F | 16°C / 61°F | 202mm | warm, very wet |
| Feb | 22°C / 72°F | 16°C / 61°F | 231mm | mild, very wet |
| MarBEST | 21°C / 70°F | 14°C / 57°F | 136mm | mild, wet |
| AprBEST | 19°C / 66°F | 12°C / 54°F | 115mm | mild, some rain |
| May | 17°C / 63°F | 11°C / 52°F | 165mm | mild, wet |
| Jun | 15°C / 59°F | 9°C / 48°F | 202mm | cool, very wet |
| Jul | 14°C / 57°F | 8°C / 46°F | 184mm | cool, wet |
| Aug | 14°C / 57°F | 6°C / 43°F | 104mm | cool, some rain |
| Sep | 15°C / 59°F | 9°C / 48°F | 197mm | cool, wet |
| Oct | 17°C / 63°F | 10°C / 50°F | 151mm | mild, wet |
| Nov | 19°C / 66°F | 13°C / 55°F | 173mm | mild, wet |
| DecBEST | 22°C / 72°F | 15°C / 59°F | 180mm | mild, wet |
Averages from Open-Meteo ERA5 climate reanalysis, 2019 to 2023. Highs and lows are daily averages for each month; rain is the monthly total. Tap a month for a detailed guide.
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