Climate summaries

It's official - last year was once again Aotearoa's warmest on record, knocking 2021 off the top spot. It was also the 8th most unusually wet year on record – meaning lots of rain fell in unusual places.

It's official, 2021 was Aotearoa New Zealand’s warmest year on record.

NIWA climate scientist Nava Fedaeff presents the NIWA annual climate summary for New Zealand 2019.

View annual, seasonal and monthly summaries of temperature, rainfall and sunshine data from across New Zealand.

Annual Climate Summaries from 2000 to present.

Monthly climate summaries from December 2001 to the present.

Seasonal climate summaries from summer 2001 to the present.