On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

Monthly

Monthly climate summaries from December 2001 to the present.

Monthly climate summaries from December 2001 to the present.

Issues

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    Climate Summary for June 2023

    Warm and dry for many, but wet in the east and north of North Island

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    Climate Summary for May 2023

    Warmest May on record.

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    Climate Summary for April 2023

    Dry and warm for many parts of the country

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    Climate Summary for March 2023

    Dry and cool for upper North Island, wet for South Island

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    Climate Summary for February 2023

    Gabrielle has a historic impact in the north, warm in the south

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    Climate Summary for January 2023

    Unprecedented rainfall in the north, hot and dry for the south.

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    Climate Summary for December 2022

    A generally warm month with variable rainfall patterns

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    Climate Summary for November 2022

    A soggy and exceptionally warm November

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    Climate Summary for October 2022

    A mild and dry month for much of the country

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    Climate Summary for September 2022

    Wet for the eastern North Island, dry for the South Island

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    Climate Summary for August 2022

    Heavy rain, flooding, and New Zealand’s 2nd-warmest August

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    Climate Summary for July 2022

    New Zealand’s wettest and 4th-warmest July on record

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    Climate Summary for June 2022

    A warm month, wet in the west but dry in the east

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    Climate Summary for May 2022

    Third-warmest May on record

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    Climate Summary for April 2022

    Yet another warm, dry month

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    Climate Summary for March 2022

    A warm and dry month for most of Aotearoa New Zealand

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    Climate Summary for February 2022

    A warm and very wet month for many locations.

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    Climate Summary for January 2022

    A warm and very dry month for most locations.

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    Climate Summary for December 2021

    New Zealand’s 4th-warmest December on record

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    Climate Summary for November 2021

    New Zealand’s warmest November on record.

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    Climate Summary for October 2021

    5th-warmest October on record

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    Climate Summary for September 2021

    A mild and wet September

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    Climate Summary for August 2021

    A warm finish to winter for most of the country

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    Climate Summary for July 2021

    Heavy downpours and unseasonable warmth

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