Christchurch weather
The forecast for Christchurch (New Zealand) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.
New Zealand43.53°S, 172.64°EPacific/Auckland (UTC+13)ECMWF: October 26 at 01:00 AM
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Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Cloudy
gusts 60 km/h22°C 17°C - TomorrowOctober 27Light rain
7 mm · gusts 75 km/h16°C 9°C - WednesdayOctober 28Mostly clear
gusts 50 km/h18°C 6°C - ThursdayOctober 29Rain
10 mm · gusts 37 km/h13°C 9°C - FridayOctober 30Light rain
0.9 mm · gusts 19 km/h17°C 8°C - SaturdayOctober 31Mostly clear
gusts 22 km/h15°C 9°C - SundayNovember 1Cloudy
gusts 31 km/h19°C 10°C - MondayNovember 2Partly cloudy
gusts 40 km/h20°C 12°C - TuesdayNovember 3Light rain
0.8 mm · gusts 52 km/h20°C 15°C - WednesdayNovember 4Rain
4 mm · gusts 41 km/h16°C 11°C
Over the next 10 days in Christchurch, temperatures will range from 6°C to 22°C, with 23 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 3. ECMWF model run from October 26 at 01:00 AM.
Christchurch wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: tomorrow - average 16 km/h, gusts up to 75 km/h. Calmest: Sunday, November 1 - average 6 km/h. The wind blows most often from the north. Strong gusts: tomorrow, up to 75 km/h.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 23 km/h | 60 km/h | north |
| Tomorrow | 16 km/h | 75 km/h | southeast |
| Wed, 10/28 | 15 km/h | 50 km/h | northwest |
| Thu, 10/29 | 12 km/h | 37 km/h | north |
| Fri, 10/30 | 14 km/h | 19 km/h | west |
| Sat, 10/31 | 12 km/h | 22 km/h | east |
| Sun, 11/1 | 6 km/h | 31 km/h | northeast |
| Mon, 11/2 | 13 km/h | 40 km/h | north |
| Tue, 11/3 | 21 km/h | 52 km/h | northeast |
| Wed, 11/4 | 15 km/h | 41 km/h | southwest |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 16°C and nights 5°C, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. The sea is around 11°C at that time. The warmest month is January (an average of 24°C by day), the coolest is July (10°C by day, 2°C at night). The wettest month is May (about 81 mm) and the driest is September (58 mm). The sea temperature ranges from about 9°C in August to 17°C in February.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 11°C | 67 mm | 16°C |
| February | 23°C | 11°C | 59 mm | 17°C |
| March | 21°C | 9°C | 60 mm | 16°C |
| April | 17°C | 7°C | 76 mm | 14°C |
| May | 13°C | 5°C | 81 mm | 12°C |
| June | 10°C | 3°C | 80 mm | 10°C |
| July | 10°C | 2°C | 73 mm | 9°C |
| August | 11°C | 3°C | 69 mm | 9°C |
| September | 14°C | 4°C | 58 mm | 10°C |
| October | 16°C | 5°C | 78 mm | 11°C |
| November | 19°C | 8°C | 68 mm | 13°C |
| December | 22°C | 10°C | 77 mm | 15°C |
Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER
The forecast for Christchurch comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 43.53°S, 172.64°E. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.
Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF