MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE (°C) Data are mean monthly values for the 1971-2000 period for locations having at least 5 complete years of data Station details are available in separate table Location JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR ------------------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- KAITAIA 23.9 24.5 22.9 20.8 18.5 16.3 15.6 15.7 16.8 18.1 19.6 22 19.6 WHANGAREI 24.4 24.2 23 20.4 18 16 15.1 15.6 16.8 18.3 20.6 22.6 19.6 AUCKLAND 23.3 23.7 22.4 20 17.4 15.2 14.5 15 16.2 17.8 19.6 21.6 18.9 TAURANGA 23.9 23.8 22.3 19.9 17.1 14.9 14.3 14.9 16.3 18 20 21.9 18.9 HAMILTON 23.8 24.3 22.7 19.9 16.6 14.1 13.6 14.6 16.2 17.9 20 22 18.8 ROTORUA 23 23 21.1 18.3 15.1 12.6 12.1 13 14.7 16.7 19 20.9 17.5 GISBORNE 24.9 24.2 22.6 19.9 17.1 14.7 14.1 14.9 16.8 19 21.3 23.3 19.5 TAUPO 23.3 23.3 20.9 17.6 14.1 11.8 11.2 12.1 14.1 16.5 19 21.3 16.9 NEW PLYMOUTH 21.8 22.3 21.1 18.7 16 14 13.3 13.9 15 16.3 18.1 19.9 17.5 NAPIER 24.4 24.1 22.6 19.9 17.1 14.5 14.1 14.8 16.9 19.2 21 23 19.4 WANGANUI 22.4 22.7 21.3 18.8 16 13.8 13.2 13.8 15.3 17 18.8 20.7 17.8 PALMERSTON NORTH 22.4 22.9 21.1 18.4 15.3 13.1 12.5 13.3 14.9 16.7 18.5 20.7 17.5 MASTERTON 23.9 23.9 21.8 18.7 15.2 12.8 12 13 15.1 17.3 19.5 21.9 18 WELLINGTON 20.3 20.6 19 16.7 14.2 12 11.4 12 13.5 15 16.6 18.5 15.8 NELSON 22.4 22.4 20.8 18.1 15.2 12.9 12.4 13.1 14.9 16.8 18.7 20.5 17.4 BLENHEIM 23.8 23.6 22 19 15.8 13.3 12.8 13.8 16 18.1 20.1 22 18.3 WESTPORT 20 20.4 19.5 17.2 14.7 13 12.6 13.2 14.3 15.3 16.9 18.6 16.3 KAIKOURA 20.6 20 18.8 16.6 14.1 11.6 10.9 11.5 13.6 15.3 16.9 19.1 15.7 HOKITIKA 19.4 20 18.7 16.7 14.2 12.3 12 12.5 13.9 15.1 16.6 18.1 15.8 CHRISTCHURCH 22.5 22.2 20.4 17.8 14.6 11.7 11.3 12.4 14.9 17.4 19.2 21.2 17.1 MT COOK 20.3 20.8 17.9 14.5 10.8 7.3 6.4 8.4 11.6 14 16.2 18.2 13.9 LAKE TEKAPO 21.5 21.6 18.7 15 10.8 6.9 5.9 8.1 11.7 14.6 17 19.3 14.3 TIMARU 21.1 20.9 19.3 16.6 13.3 10.6 10.1 11.4 14.2 16 18.3 19.9 16 MILFORD SOUND 18.9 19.5 18 15.6 12.3 9.5 9.1 11.2 13.1 14.4 16 17.6 14.6 QUEENSTOWN 22.6 22.7 19.9 16.1 11.9 8.6 8.2 10.3 13.5 16.2 18.6 20.7 15.8 ALEXANDRA 23.5 23.8 21.5 17.5 12.4 7.5 7.9 11.4 15 17.5 20.2 22.1 16.7 MANAPOURI 20.7 20.8 18 14.6 12 8.3 8.2 9.6 12.6 14.9 16.1 18.9 14.8 DUNEDIN 18.9 18.7 17.2 15.5 12.6 10.2 9.8 11 12.8 14.6 16.1 17.4 14.6 INVERCARGILL 18.6 18.8 17.2 15 12.2 9.7 9.5 11 12.9 14.4 15.8 17.5 14.4 CHATHAM ISLANDS 17.8 18.1 17.1 15.1 12.8 11.1 10.4 10.9 11.8 13.1 14.5 16.5 14.1 ANTARCTIC SCOTT BASE -1.2 -7.9 -15.8 -18.6 -20 -20.1 -22.3 -23 -22 -16 -7.3 -1.5 -14.6