The climate of Christchurch

Christchurch has a temperate climate. The summer temperature is often regulated by the sea breeze from the northwest. The average summer temperature in January is from a minimum of 15 °C to a maximum of 30 °C. In July, the winter temperature ranges from minus 5 °C to 10 °C. °C. The local weather is often affected by the trade winds from the northwest. Sometimes the high-temperature trade winds can reach high wind speeds and cause damage to buildings. Night temperatures in Christchurch often drop below freezing in winter, and there is one to two snowfalls a year.

Show ▼ Hide ▲ Christchurch (1971-2000) Climate average data Months January February March April May June July August September October November November December Annual average high temperature °C (°F) 22.5< /p>

(72.5) 22.2

(72) 20.4

(68.7) 17.8

(64) 14.6

(58.3) 11.7

(53.1) 11.3

(52.3) 12.4

(54.3) 14.9

(58.8) 17.4

(63.3) 19.2

(66.6) 21.2

(70.2) 17.1

(62.8) Average Low Temperature °C (°F) 12.2

(54) 12.1

(53.8) 10.6

(51.1) 7.7

(45.9) 4.5

(40.1) 2.1

(35.8) 1.9

(35.4) 2.9

(37.2) 5.1

(41.2) 7.2< /p>

(45) 8.9

(48) 10.9

(51.6) 7.2

(45) Precipitation mm (inches) 42< /p>

(1.65) 39

(1.54) 54

(2.13) 54

(2.13) 56

(2.2) 66

(2.6) 79

(3.11) 69

(2.72) 47

(1.85) 53

(2.09) 44

(1.73) 49

(1.93) 648

(25.51) Relative humidity (%) 72.9 79.7 79.0 83.2 85.6 87.0 87.3 85.0 78.7 73.5 71.9 71.5 79.6 Sunshine hours229.6 196.1 182.6 160.6 141.5 118.8 123.8 148 164.8 198.2 215 221.2 2,100. 1 Source: National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research2009-03-17