Your holiday weather, at a glance

New Zealand in July: where is it warmest?

In July, Whangārei is the warmest place with 15 °C by day, Queenstown the coolest with 4 °C. 0 of 9 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in July, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

PlaceScoreAirSeaSunRain days
Whangārei1115°16°4 h13
Auckland4314°15°5 h14
Tauranga4513°15°5 h12
Wellington3211°13°4 h12
Nelson1711°12°4 h10
Christchurch3410°–4 h9
Dunedin149°10°4 h10
Invercargill89°11°3 h13
Queenstown164°–2 h10

New Zealand in July: quick answers

New Zealand in July: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in July are Whangārei (15 °C), Auckland (14 °C) and Tauranga (13 °C).

New Zealand in July: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Whangārei (16 °C), Auckland (15 °C) and Tauranga (15 °C).

New Zealand in July: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in July – warm, sunny and dry – is in Tauranga, Auckland and Christchurch.

New Zealand month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)