Weather in Wellington — today
Now in Wellington
⛅
+11°
Partly cloudy
Feels like +11° · humidity 93%
Fri 14.8: +12° / +11°
🕐 08:25
Wind
1 km/h
UV index
0
Air (AQI)
16 · Excellent
Precipitation
22%
Humidity
93%
Pressure
1012 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
07:13 / 17:38
Sea temperature
🌊 +13°
👕 What to wear today
Cool — a jacket or a warm sweater.
Weather for an activity:
Detailed weather information for Wellington
Friday, 14 August, in Wellington (New Zealand): partly cloudy, cool. During the day the air will warm up to +12°, at night around +11°. Wind up to 19 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. You'll need a warm jacket or a sweater, especially in the evening. The water is cold, +13° — too chilly for swimming. The sun will rise at 07:13 and set at 17:38 — daylight lasts 10 hours.Hourly weather in Wellington
💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Wellington for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Fri 14.8
☁️
💧 22%
+11° +12°
Morning
☁️
+11°
Day
☁️
+12°
Evening
🌇
+12°
Night
🌙
+11°
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Today 15.8
🌦️
💧 98%
+10° +13°
Morning
🌦️
+11°
Day
🌦️
+13°
Evening
🌇
+10°
Night
🌙
+10°
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Tomorrow 16.8
🌦️
💧 100%
+8° +10°
Morning
🌦️
+9°
Day
🌦️
+10°
Evening
🌇
+8°
Night
🌙
+8°
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Mon 17.8
🌦️
💧 76%
+7° +10°
Morning
🌦️
+8°
Day
🌦️
+10°
Evening
🌇
+9°
Night
🌙
+7°
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Tue 18.8
🌦️
💧 79%
+8° +11°
Morning
🌦️
+9°
Day
🌦️
+11°
Evening
🌇
+10°
Night
🌙
+8°
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Wed 19.8
🌦️
💧 73%
+8° +10°
Morning
🌦️
+9°
Day
🌦️
+10°
Evening
🌇
+10°
Night
🌙
+8°
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Thu 20.8
🌦️
💧 16%
+9° +10°
Morning
🌦️
+9°
Day
🌦️
+10°
Evening
🌇
+10°
Night
🌙
+9°
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Fri 21.8
🌦️
💧 2%
+8° +11°
Morning
🌦️
+9°
Day
🌦️
+11°
Evening
🌇
+10°
Night
🌙
+8°
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Sat 22.8
☀️
💧 3%
+11° +13°
Morning
☀️
+12°
Day
☀️
+13°
Evening
🌇
+13°
Night
🌙
+11°
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Sun 23.8
⛅
💧 24%
+12° +14°
Morning
⛅
+13°
Day
⛅
+14°
Evening
🌇
+14°
Night
🌙
+12°
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Mon 24.8
☁️
💧 42%
+10° +13°
Morning
☁️
+11°
Day
☁️
+13°
Evening
🌇
+12°
Night
🌙
+10°
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Tue 25.8
🌤️
💧 29%
+9° +11°
Morning
🌤️
+10°
Day
🌤️
+11°
Evening
🌇
+11°
Night
🌙
+9°
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Wed 26.8
☀️
💧 24%
+8° +12°
Morning
☀️
+9°
Day
☀️
+12°
Evening
🌇
+11°
Night
🌙
+8°
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Thu 27.8
⛅
💧 29%
+10° +13°
Morning
⛅
+11°
Day
⛅
+13°
Evening
🌇
+12°
Night
🌙
+10°
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
0 / 100
for sea and sun · Bad
🏊 Swimming
0 / 100
water 13° · Bad
🏃 Running
64 / 100
comfort for running · Average
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
22%
possible · low
✨ Stars
73 / 100
evening visibility · Good
🧺 Laundry drying
12 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
69 / 100
no rain expected · Good
🌫️ Air quality
16
Excellent air
European AQI
PM2.5: 3PM10: 4O₃: 41NO₂: 5
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
07:13
Sunset
17:38
Golden hour
16:59
Daylight
10 h (+2 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+13°
🌊 calm, waves 0.4 m.
Wellington climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+18°
+15°
Jan
+18°
+15°
Feb
+17°
+14°
Mar
+15°
+12°
Apr
+14°
+11°
May
+12°
+9°
Jun
+11°
+8°
Jul
+11°
+9°
Aug
+12°
+9°
Sep
+14°
+10°
Oct
+15°
+11°
Nov
+17°
+13°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
| Month | Day | Night | Sea | Precipitation | What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +18° | +15° | +18° | 56 mm | One of the best times to visit: +18° by day, fresh nights. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Sea at +18° — swimmable, refreshing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| February | +18° | +15° | +18° | 58 mm | Ideal weather: +18° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Sea at +18° — swimmable, refreshing. This is the hottest month of the year in Wellington. |
| March | +17° | +14° | +18° | 61 mm | Cool weather: +17° by day, noticeably colder in the evening. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Sea at +18° — swimmable, refreshing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| April | +15° | +12° | +17° | 72 mm | Cool: around +15° by day, you'll need a warm layer. It's a rainy month (72 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🧥 a warm jacket. The water is cold (+17°) — swimming is for the brave. |
| May | +14° | +11° | +16° | 72 mm | A fresh month — +14° daytime, take a jacket for walks. Frequent rain (72 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🧥 a warm jacket. The water is cold (+16°) — swimming is for the brave. |
| June | +12° | +9° | +15° | 91 mm | Cool weather: +12° by day, noticeably colder in the evening. One of the wettest months (91 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🧥 a warm jacket. The water is cold (+15°) — swimming is for the brave. Statistically the wettest month of the year. |
| July | +11° | +8° | +14° | 86 mm | Cool: around +11° by day, you'll need a warm layer. It's a rainy month (86 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🧥 a warm jacket. The water is cold (+14°) — swimming is for the brave. This is the coldest month of the year. |
| August | +11° | +9° | +13° | 83 mm | A fresh month — +11° daytime, take a jacket for walks. Frequent rain (83 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🧥 a warm jacket. The water is cold (+13°) — swimming is for the brave. |
| September | +12° | +9° | +13° | 77 mm | Cool weather: +12° by day, noticeably colder in the evening. One of the wettest months (77 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🧥 a warm jacket. The water is cold (+13°) — swimming is for the brave. |
| October | +14° | +10° | +14° | 90 mm | Cool: around +14° by day, you'll need a warm layer. It's a rainy month (90 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🧥 a warm jacket. The water is cold (+14°) — swimming is for the brave. |
| November | +15° | +11° | +15° | 75 mm | A fresh month — +15° daytime, take a jacket for walks. Frequent rain (75 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🧥 a warm jacket. The water is cold (+15°) — swimming is for the brave. |
| December | +17° | +13° | +17° | 68 mm | Cool weather: +17° by day, noticeably colder in the evening. One of the wettest months (68 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. The water is cold (+17°) — swimming is for the brave. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything. |
When to visit Wellington
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: January, February, March
Daytime air+17…+18°
Sea temperature+18…+18°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +17…+18° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: April, May, September, October, November, December
Daytime air+12…+17°
Sea temperature+13…+17°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (68–90 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: June, July, August
Daytime air+11…+12°
Sea temperature+13…+15°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (83–91 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Wellington is January – March, and the most comfortable months are January, February, March. The toughest months to visit are June, July, August: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+12°
Normal for August
+11°
Deviation
1° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+11°
Record for this date
+14° (1942)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Wellington
What is the weather in Wellington right now?＋
Partly cloudy, +11°, feels like +11°.
Will it rain in Wellington today?＋
No: 22% chance, 0 mm.
When is the best time to visit Wellington?＋
Best time to visit — January – March.
Can you swim in Wellington in summer?＋
In winter the water is around +14° — swimming is for the brave. In summer the sea warms up to +18°.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Wellington?＋
Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:38.
Does it snow in Wellington in winter?＋
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Wellington by month?＋
Summers up to +18° in February, winters around +8° in July; the wettest month is June.
Is it cold in Wellington in winter?＋
🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.