Kaikoura weather
Loading live data…Light drizzle,rain likely tomorrow
European, the American and the German model put Kaikoura's high today between 16° and 22°, a 6° split. Tomorrow looks light drizzle around 14°, with a 90% chance of rain.
Latest for Kaikoura: European (ECMWF): 7° Clear · American (NOAA GFS): 8° Overcast · German (DWD ICON): 9° Mainly clear.
CheckWeather.io on iPhoneFree. No ads, no account.Kaikoura weather in numbers
from 30 years of measured normalsKaikoura swings 16°C across the year, from 21°C highs in January to 5°C lows in July, and February is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 1468 mm of precipitation.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Kaikoura and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Kaikoura hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
Kaikoura 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitKaikoura, New Zealand is at its warmest in Jan (average highs near 21°C) and coldest in Jul (lows around 5°C), with roughly 1468 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what European, American, German forecast for Kaikoura right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
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Kaikoura climate by month
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical yearWhich forecast is most accurate in Kaikoura?
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.