Weather in Dunedin

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:57 am (GMT+13)

Now · light drizzle 53 °F

Feels like: 45 °F
Low / high: 43 / 54 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.36 in
Wind: 15 mph W

→ 29.31 inHg · steady

Today in Dunedin: light rain, 43 °F to 54 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.36 in) and a moderate breeze from the west (15 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 39 °F to 48 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 4, at 71 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

54° 43°
Today
48° 39°
Fri 30
57° 39°
Sat 31
67° 44°
Sun 1
63° 52°
Mon 2
57° 50°
Tue 3
71° 50°
Wed 4
72° 60°
Thu 5
61° 49°
Fri 6
58° 49°
Sat 7
58° 43°
Sun 8
55° 41°
Mon 9
61° 45°
Tue 10
63° 51°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light rain	43 / 54 °F	100% · 0.36 in	15 mph W	4.8 ft	6:41 am · 7:05 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Drizzle	39 / 48 °F	100% · 0.21 in	23 mph WSW	8.4 ft	7:37 am · 8:03 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	39 / 57 °F	21%	15 mph W	7.9 ft	8:36 am · 9:05 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Overcast	44 / 67 °F	3%	14 mph NNW	4.6 ft	9:38 am · 10:10 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Drizzle	52 / 63 °F	77% · 0.16 in	9 mph WSW	2.0 ft	10:41 am · 11:14 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	50 / 57 °F	37% · 0.09 in	10 mph NE	2.4 ft	11:43 am	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	50 / 71 °F	18% · 0.24 in	9 mph NNE	2.4 ft	12:14 am · 12:42 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light showers	60 / 72 °F	47% · 0.37 in	7 mph N	1.7 ft	1:09 am · 1:36 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light rain	49 / 61 °F	39% · 0.29 in	9 mph S	2.6 ft	2:00 am · 2:25 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Drizzle	49 / 58 °F	47% · 0.27 in	8 mph NE	3.8 ft	2:48 am · 3:12 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light rain	43 / 58 °F	44% · 0.69 in	15 mph SW	7.9 ft	3:34 am · 3:56 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	41 / 55 °F	43% · 0.01 in	9 mph W	6.6 ft	4:19 am · 4:39 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	45 / 61 °F	51%	3 mph NNW	5.1 ft	5:02 am · 5:20 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	51 / 63 °F	48%	17 mph WSW	6.8 ft	5:45 am · 6:02 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	Light rain	Drizzle	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Light drizzle	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	48°	45°	44°	50°	54°	51°	48°	44°
Chance of rain	75%	100%	28%	0%	69%	100%	100%	44%
Rain	0.07 in	0.03 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.03 in	0.01 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	8 WSW	11 WSW	11 W	14 W	15 W	15 WSW	15 WSW	13 W
Humidity	87%	96%	90%	60%	55%	66%	72%	77%
UV	0	0	0	1	5	4	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 tomorrow: 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	54°	48°	57°	67°	63°	57°	71°
AIFS	57°	51°	62°	69°	65°	58°	72°
GFS	53°	46°	56°	65°	58°	56°	65°
ICON	54°	51°	56°	69°	67°	64°	62°
Confidence	high	medium	medium	high	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.36 in	0.21 in	0	0	0.16 in	0.09 in	0.24 in
AIFS	0.28 in	0.24 in	0.01 in	0	0.33 in	0.19 in	0.09 in
GFS	0.35 in	0.28 in	0	0	0.02 in	0	0.12 in
ICON	0.29 in	0.06 in	0.07 in	0	0.19 in	0	0
Confidence	high	medium	medium	high	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1542	2357	1535	1438	931	1027	925
AIFS	17	27	17	15	10	11	8
GFS	1637	2139	1532	1932	1430	917	1013
ICON	1845	2867	1840	1636	1233	616	1028
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	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)	100%	100%	21%	3%	77%	37%	18%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	100%	10%	0%	49%	47%	24%

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, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +3.1 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F	56° / 50°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F	56° / 50°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.2 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F	57° / 50°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.2 °F	A bit above +20%	A bit above +0.5 °F
December	Normal 0.0 °F	Normal	Normal −0.4 °F
January	Normal −0.2 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.5 °F
February	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.5 °F
March	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.7 °F

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.

Dunedin climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Dunedin is from January to February: highs of 68 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Dunedin: one within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), Yali, in March 1998.

68° 48°

JanJ
68° 48°

FebF
65° 46°

MarM
60° 42°

AprA
55° 38°

MayM
51° 34°

JunJ
50° 33°

JulJ
52° 35°

AugA
57° 37°

SepS
60° 40°

OctO
63° 42°

NovN
66° 47°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	68°	48°	3.20 in	8	7.1	57°	5.6 ft
FebruaryFeb	68°	48°	2.94 in	7	7.2	58°	5.4 ft
MarchMar	65°	46°	3.35 in	7	6.0	57°	5.7 ft
AprilApr	60°	42°	3.40 in	7	4.5	55°	6.2 ft
MayMay	55°	38°	3.63 in	8	3.7	53°	6.5 ft
JuneJun	51°	34°	2.96 in	7	3.6	51°	6.9 ft
JulyJul	50°	33°	3.05 in	6	4.1	50°	6.5 ft
AugustAug	52°	35°	2.41 in	7	4.8	49°	6.3 ft
SeptemberSep	57°	37°	2.31 in	7	5.8	50°	6.3 ft
OctoberOct	60°	40°	3.53 in	8	6.8	51°	6.0 ft
NovemberNov	63°	42°	3.17 in	8	7.3	53°	5.5 ft
DecemberDec	66°	47°	3.15 in	9	7.9	55°	5.1 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	57°	5.6 ft
Feb	58°	5.4 ft
Mar	57°	5.7 ft
Apr	55°	6.2 ft
May	53°	6.5 ft
Jun	51°	6.9 ft
Jul	50°	6.5 ft
Aug	49°	6.3 ft
Sep	50°	6.3 ft
Oct	51°	6.0 ft
Nov	53°	5.5 ft
Dec	55°	5.1 ft

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

A normal year brings 37.11 in of rain on about 88 days and about 2,100 hours of sunshine.

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

Now53 °Ffeels like 45 °F

Tomorrow39 / 48 °F

It's 53 °F now (feels like 45 °F). Today, 43 °F to 54 °F; tomorrow, 39 °F to 48 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.36 in
Fri 30 100% 0.21 in
Sat 31 21%
Sun 1 3%
Mon 2 77% 0.16 in
Tue 3 37% 0.09 in
Wed 4 18% 0.24 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.36 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 100% and 0.21 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.28 in; last 3 days, 0.72 in; last 7 days, 0.93 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity50%

Dew point35 °F

Humidity is 50% now and the dew point is 35 °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

Clouds15%

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

Now4

Today's peak5moderate

Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 5 · Sun 1: 5

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

29.5030.00 30.06

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.76 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 13

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 rain	40 / 64 °F	0.07 in	17 mph WNW
Tue 27	Drizzle	43 / 53 °F	0.09 in	16 mph WSW
Mon 26	Light rain	49 / 76 °F	0.34 in	19 mph NW
Sun 25	Heavy drizzle	54 / 75 °F	0.21 in	10 mph WNW
Sat 24	Mainly clear	54 / 74 °F	0	8 mph NNW
Fri 23	Overcast	50 / 76 °F	0	8 mph W
Thu 22	Overcast	52 / 69 °F	0	16 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Mainly clear	50 / 71 °F	0	11 mph W
Tue 20	Drizzle	50 / 66 °F	0.10 in	6 mph ESE
Mon 19	Drizzle	45 / 67 °F	0.05 in	20 mph W
Sun 18	Overcast	39 / 66 °F	0	7 mph W
Sat 17	Overcast	40 / 61 °F	0	11 mph WSW
Fri 16	Drizzle	41 / 50 °F	0.11 in	13 mph SW
Thu 15	Light rain	43 / 49 °F	0.78 in	15 mph S
Wed 14	Light rain	47 / 50 °F	0.55 in	14 mph NE
Tue 13	Light rain	48 / 74 °F	0.24 in	13 mph WNW
Mon 12	Mainly clear	50 / 71 °F	0	8 mph NE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	50 / 73 °F	0.01 in	6 mph WNW
Sat 10	Overcast	51 / 62 °F	0	10 mph NE
Fri 9	Overcast	49 / 60 °F	0	10 mph NE
Thu 8	Light drizzle	49 / 51 °F	0.04 in	10 mph NE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	51 / 66 °F	0.04 in	10 mph NNW
Tue 6	Overcast	44 / 66 °F	0	5 mph NW
Mon 5	Mainly clear	41 / 60 °F	0	6 mph NE
Sun 4	Partly cloudy	39 / 63 °F	0	6 mph ENE
Sat 3	Overcast	43 / 54 °F	0	15 mph SW
Fri 2	Drizzle	49 / 63 °F	0.14 in	16 mph WSW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	49 / 63 °F	0.04 in	7 mph NW
Wed 30	Overcast	44 / 61 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	47 / 57 °F	0.01 in	21 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 DunedinQuestions

What's the weather like today in Dunedin?

Light rain, from 43 °F to 54 °F, with a moderate breeze from the west (15 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Dunedin?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 100% (0.21 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 39 °F and a high of 71 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 4.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 5 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.31 inHg and steady: −0.10 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Dunedin?

The best time to visit Dunedin is from January to February: highs of 68 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Dunedin in October?

In October, Dunedin normally sees highs of 60 °F and lows of 40 °F, with about 8 rainy days (3.53 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 51 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Dunedin?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 68 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 33 °F. The wettest is May (3.63 in) and the driest, September.

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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 8.6 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 10:57 am (local time).

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