Weather in Whangarei

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:25 pm (GMT+13)

Now · light drizzle 58 °F

Feels like: 55 °F
Low / high: 54 / 68 °F
Rain: 73% · 0.06 in
Wind: 11 mph W

↗ 29.78 inHg · rising UV 7 · high

Today in Whangarei: light drizzle, 54 °F to 68 °F, with a 73% chance of rain (0.06 in) and a gentle breeze from the west (11 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 54 °F to 63 °F and a 67% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 4, at 73 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

68° 54°
Today
63° 54°
Fri 30
62° 51°
Sat 31
66° 48°
Sun 1
67° 58°
Mon 2
70° 56°
Tue 3
73° 59°
Wed 4
70° 64°
Thu 5
76° 60°
Fri 6
68° 56°
Sat 7
69° 50°
Sun 8
61° 54°
Mon 9
64° 50°
Tue 10
65° 50°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	54 / 68 °F	73% · 0.06 in	16 mph WNW	1.3 ft	11:05 am · 11:21 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	54 / 63 °F	67% · 0.04 in	22 mph WSW	1.8 ft	11:55 am	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	51 / 62 °F	5%	14 mph SSW	1.2 ft	12:12 am · 12:47 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	48 / 66 °F	4% · 0.01 in	13 mph NNE	1.4 ft	1:06 am · 1:42 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	58 / 67 °F	24% · 0.01 in	15 mph NNE	2.0 ft	2:02 am · 2:41 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	56 / 70 °F	36% · 0.07 in	14 mph NNE	1.6 ft	3:02 am · 3:43 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	59 / 73 °F	45% · 0.05 in	13 mph NNE	2.0 ft	4:06 am · 4:45 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light drizzle	64 / 70 °F	58% · 0.14 in	13 mph N	2.0 ft	5:11 am · 5:43 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light rain	60 / 76 °F	65% · 0.59 in	11 mph WNW	1.6 ft	6:12 am · 6:37 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	56 / 68 °F	49%	7 mph WSW	1.8 ft	7:08 am · 7:28 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	50 / 69 °F	30%	8 mph NW	—	7:59 am · 8:16 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	54 / 61 °F	44% · 0.33 in	10 mph WSW	—	8:46 am · 9:01 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	50 / 64 °F	49% · 0.02 in	9 mph SSW	—	9:30 am · 9:43 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	50 / 65 °F	49% · 0.02 in	14 mph WSW	—	10:11 am · 10:23 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	54°	54°	54°	60°	67°	67°	63°	60°
Chance of rain	19%	6%	2%	21%	67%	26%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	8 NW	8 WNW	9 WNW	14 WNW	16 WNW	15 W	13 W	11 W
Humidity	89%	90%	88%	74%	60%	61%	68%	80%
UV	0	0	0	2	7	5	1	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	68°	63°	62°	66°	67°	70°	73°
AIFS	68°	65°	64°	69°	69°	71°	69°
GFS	70°	66°	65°	67°	68°	71°	69°
ICON	70°	67°	65°	70°	72°	73°	75°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.06 in	0.04 in	0	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.07 in	0.05 in
AIFS	0.07 in	0.03 in	0	0	0.02 in	0.06 in	0.66 in
GFS	0	0.04 in	0.00 in	0	0	0	0.11 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.03 in
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1634	2242	1428	1327	1529	1430	1329
AIFS	17	23	16	13	13	13	14
GFS	1122	1130	927	917	817	813	921
ICON	1938	2246	1633	1223	1326	1326	1224
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	high	medium	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	73%	67%	5%	4%	24%	36%	45%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	16%	26%	8%	6%	11%	39%	52%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +3.1 °F	A bit above +40%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit above +28%	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit below −27%	65° / 59°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	66° / 60°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	66° / 60°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal
December	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal
January	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal
February	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit below −24%
March	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Whangarei climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Whangarei is from December to February: highs of 71 °F to 74 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Cyclone season: in January and in May, peaking in January. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 3 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Whangarei, about one every 10 years. The most recent: Donna, in May 2017.

74° 60°

JanJ
74° 61°

FebF
72° 59°

MarM
68° 55°

AprA
63° 52°

MayM
59° 48°

JunJ
58° 47°

JulJ
59° 47°

AugA
62° 50°

SepS
64° 51°

OctO
67° 54°

NovN
71° 58°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	74°	60°	3.58 in	5	8.5	68°	3.1 ft	2
FebruaryFeb	74°	61°	4.24 in	6	7.1	69°	3.3 ft	–
MarchMar	72°	59°	4.67 in	6	6.2	69°	3.5 ft	–
AprilApr	68°	55°	4.25 in	8	5.5	67°	3.3 ft	–
MayMay	63°	52°	5.59 in	10	4.4	65°	3.3 ft	1
JuneJun	59°	48°	6.38 in	10	4.1	62°	3.6 ft	–
JulyJul	58°	47°	7.00 in	12	4.5	60°	3.6 ft	–
AugustAug	59°	47°	6.31 in	12	5.1	59°	3.4 ft	–
SeptemberSep	62°	50°	4.43 in	9	5.7	59°	3.2 ft	–
OctoberOct	64°	51°	3.14 in	8	6.6	60°	2.8 ft	–
NovemberNov	67°	54°	3.02 in	7	7.3	62°	2.8 ft	–
DecemberDec	71°	58°	4.11 in	7	7.6	65°	3.0 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	68°	3.1 ft	2
Feb	69°	3.3 ft	–
Mar	69°	3.5 ft	–
Apr	67°	3.3 ft	–
May	65°	3.3 ft	1
Jun	62°	3.6 ft	–
Jul	60°	3.6 ft	–
Aug	59°	3.4 ft	–
Sep	59°	3.2 ft	–
Oct	60°	2.8 ft	–
Nov	62°	2.8 ft	–
Dec	65°	3.0 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 56.72 in of rain on about 99 days and about 2,200 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now58 °Ffeels like 55 °F

Tomorrow54 / 63 °F

It's 58 °F now (feels like 55 °F). Today, 54 °F to 68 °F; tomorrow, 54 °F to 63 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 73% 0.06 in
Fri 30 67% 0.04 in
Sat 31 5%
Sun 1 4% 0.01 in
Mon 2 24% 0.01 in
Tue 3 36% 0.07 in
Wed 4 45% 0.05 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 73%, with 0.06 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 67% and 0.04 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.05 in; last 3 days, 0.22 in; last 7 days, 0.22 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity87%

Dew point54 °F

Humidity is 87% now and the dew point is 54 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds87%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak7high

Fri 30: 6 · Sat 31: 6 · Sun 1: 6

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8030.0030.2030.40 30.37

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.59 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 23

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	49 / 66 °F	0.04 in	12 mph WSW
Tue 27	Drizzle	55 / 68 °F	0.14 in	20 mph WNW
Mon 26	Partly cloudy	48 / 71 °F	0	12 mph NW
Sun 25	Overcast	49 / 66 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Sat 24	Overcast	51 / 69 °F	0	10 mph W
Fri 23	Overcast	53 / 68 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Thu 22	Overcast	54 / 64 °F	0	10 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	49 / 64 °F	0	11 mph SW
Tue 20	Overcast	50 / 65 °F	0	10 mph SW
Mon 19	Overcast	50 / 65 °F	0	10 mph SW
Sun 18	Mainly clear	49 / 65 °F	0	11 mph SSW
Sat 17	Overcast	44 / 60 °F	0	11 mph S
Fri 16	Light drizzle	51 / 61 °F	0.13 in	17 mph SW
Thu 15	Light rain	53 / 64 °F	0.38 in	19 mph NW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	54 / 71 °F	0.07 in	13 mph NW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	56 / 71 °F	0.09 in	12 mph WNW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	56 / 72 °F	0.01 in	14 mph W
Sun 11	Heavy drizzle	58 / 70 °F	0.17 in	12 mph WNW
Sat 10	Heavy drizzle	53 / 69 °F	0.12 in	12 mph NNE
Fri 9	Overcast	49 / 70 °F	0	10 mph NE
Thu 8	Overcast	48 / 69 °F	0	7 mph SW
Wed 7	Overcast	44 / 66 °F	0	9 mph SW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	51 / 63 °F	0.06 in	10 mph E
Mon 5	Overcast	50 / 61 °F	0	15 mph E
Sun 4	Light rain	53 / 55 °F	0.72 in	16 mph ESE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	49 / 63 °F	0.02 in	12 mph WSW
Fri 2	Overcast	46 / 63 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Thu 1	Overcast	44 / 62 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	48 / 61 °F	0.01 in	9 mph WSW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	50 / 61 °F	0.04 in	16 mph WSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in WhangareiQuestions

What's the weather like today in Whangarei?

Light drizzle, from 54 °F to 68 °F, with a gentle breeze from the west (11 mph) and a 73% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Whangarei?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 67% (0.04 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 48 °F and a high of 73 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 4.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 7 (high). Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.78 inHg and rising: −0.13 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Whangarei?

The best time to visit Whangarei is from December to February: highs of 71 °F to 74 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Whangarei in October?

In October, Whangarei normally sees highs of 64 °F and lows of 51 °F, with about 8 rainy days (3.14 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 60 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Whangarei?

The warmest is February, with average highs of 74 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 47 °F. The wettest is July (7.00 in) and the driest, November.

When is cyclone season in Whangarei?

Cyclone season: in January and in May, peaking in January. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 3 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Whangarei, about one every 10 years. The most recent: Donna, in May 2017.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:25 pm (local time).

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