Seasonal

Seasonal climate summaries from summer 2001 to the present.

Issues

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Autumn 2025

Seasonal climate summary Autumn 2025
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Summer 2025

A mild summer overall, dry for many parts of the country.
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Spring 2024

Wet for southern parts, dry for the eastern North Island
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Winter 2024

New Zealand’s third-warmest winter on record
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Autumn 2024

A cool and dry autumn for much of New Zealand
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Summer 2023-24

A warm summer overall, dry for many parts of the country
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Spring 2023

A mild spring, very wet for parts of the North Island
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Winter 2023

A warm and dry winter for many parts of the country
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Autumn 2023

A wet and warm autumn for much of New Zealand
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Summer 2022-23

A summer of floods and droughts, and very warm
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Spring 2022

A wet & warm spring in the North Island; near normal South
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Winter 2022

New Zealand’s warmest and wettest winter on record.
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Autumn 2022

New Zealand’s equal-second warmest autumn on record
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Summer 2021-22

New Zealand’s fifth-warmest summer on record
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Spring 2021

New Zealand’s second-warmest spring on record
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Winter 2021

New Zealand’s second consecutive warmest winter on record
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Autumn 2021

A warm autumn with bursts of heavy rainfall
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Summer 2020-21

Dry for much of the country, near average temperatures
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Spring 2020

A warm and wet spring for much of New Zealand
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Winter 2020

New Zealand’s warmest winter on record.
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Autumn 2020

A dry autumn for most areas of the country.
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Summer 2019-20

Flooding in the south; drought in the north.
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Spring 2019

Warmest recorded November closes 12th warmest Spring
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Winter 2019

7th-warmest winter on record and near normal rainfall

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Seasonal

Autumn 2025

Summer 2025

Spring 2024

Winter 2024

Autumn 2024

Summer 2023-24

Spring 2023

Winter 2023

Autumn 2023

Summer 2022-23

Spring 2022

Winter 2022

Autumn 2022

Summer 2021-22

Spring 2021

Winter 2021

Autumn 2021

Summer 2020-21

Spring 2020

Winter 2020

Autumn 2020

Summer 2019-20

Spring 2019

Winter 2019