Weather in Whitianga

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:06 pm (GMT+13)

Now · light drizzle 67 °F

Feels like: 61 °F
Low / high: 54 / 69 °F
Rain: 82% · 0.11 in
Wind: 20 mph WNW

↘ 29.76 inHg · falling UV 8 · high

Today in Whitianga: light drizzle, 54 °F to 69 °F, with a 82% chance of rain (0.11 in) and a fresh breeze from the west-northwest (20 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 53 °F to 66 °F and a 47% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 69 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

69° 54°
Today
66° 53°
Fri 30
65° 53°
Sat 31
64° 50°
Sun 1
66° 60°
Mon 2
66° 60°
Tue 3
67° 58°
Wed 4
68° 62°
Thu 5
73° 64°
Fri 6
68° 63°
Sat 7
71° 63°
Sun 8
64° 61°
Mon 9
63° 61°
Tue 10
69° 59°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	54 / 69 °F	82% · 0.11 in	20 mph W	3.0 ft	10:01 am · 10:19 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	53 / 66 °F	47% · 0.03 in	25 mph WSW	2.8 ft	10:52 am · 11:12 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	53 / 65 °F	0%	11 mph SSW	1.4 ft	11:45 am	ECMWF
Sun 1	Overcast	50 / 64 °F	6%	13 mph N	3.1 ft	12:06 am · 12:40 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Overcast	60 / 66 °F	14%	13 mph N	3.4 ft	1:02 am · 1:38 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	60 / 66 °F	39% · 0.11 in	11 mph N	2.9 ft	2:02 am · 2:38 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	58 / 67 °F	77% · 0.09 in	11 mph NNE	5.1 ft	3:04 am · 3:38 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Drizzle	62 / 68 °F	69% · 0.19 in	15 mph N	5.5 ft	4:06 am · 4:36 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	64 / 73 °F	43% · 0.02 in	12 mph NNW	3.2 ft	5:06 am · 5:31 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Heavy drizzle	63 / 68 °F	31% · 0.20 in	18 mph NNW	2.3 ft	6:03 am · 6:23 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light rain	63 / 71 °F	32% · 0.80 in	20 mph NNW	2.6 ft	6:54 am · 7:12 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	61 / 64 °F	35% · 0.44 in	7 mph NE	0.7 ft	7:42 am · 7:57 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	61 / 63 °F	47% · 0.34 in	17 mph E	1.1 ft	8:26 am · 8:41 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	59 / 69 °F	40% · 0.17 in	10 mph NNW	1.0 ft	9:08 am · 9:22 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 drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	56°	54°	54°	61°	67°	68°	64°	59°
Chance of rain	52%	40%	39%	52%	66%	37%	34%	75%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in
Wind (mph)	14 W	14 W	10 W	16 WNW	20 WNW	20 W	19 W	17 W
Humidity	83%	88%	88%	69%	52%	49%	61%	79%
UV	0	0	0	2	8	5	0	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	69°	66°	65°	64°	66°	66°	67°
AIFS	63°	62°	61°	61°	62°	63°	63°
GFS	68°	66°	67°	61°	66°	70°	67°
ICON	68°	67°	66°	67°	69°	68°	69°
Confidence	high	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.11 in	0.03 in	0	0	0	0.11 in	0.09 in
AIFS	0.06 in	0.04 in	0	0	0	0.04 in	0.39 in
GFS	0.02 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.05 in	0.03 in	0	0.12 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	0	0
Confidence	medium	medium	high	medium	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	2043	2549	1124	1328	1328	1127	1127
AIFS	22	27	21	13	13	11	16
GFS	1329	1440	833	715	815	79	819
ICON	1942	2351	1634	1123	1327	1123	1022
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	high	high	high	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	82%	47%	0%	6%	14%	39%	77%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	38%	48%	4%	26%	32%	52%	53%

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 +3.6 °F	A bit above +34%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit below −25%	67° / 56°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	68° / 57°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	69° / 58°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal
December	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal
January	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal
February	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal
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. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Whitianga climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Whitianga is from December to March: highs of 74 °F to 77 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Cyclone season: in April and from December to January, peaking in January. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 4 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Whitianga, about one every 10 years. The most recent: Cook, in April 2017.

76° 58°

JanJ
77° 58°

FebF
74° 56°

MarM
69° 52°

AprA
65° 47°

MayM
60° 44°

JunJ
59° 43°

JulJ
60° 44°

AugA
63° 47°

SepS
66° 49°

OctO
69° 52°

NovN
74° 56°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	76°	58°	4.49 in	7	8.7	68°	1.5 ft	2
FebruaryFeb	77°	58°	4.93 in	6	7.1	70°	1.4 ft	–
MarchMar	74°	56°	5.66 in	7	6.6	69°	1.5 ft	–
AprilApr	69°	52°	5.07 in	8	5.5	67°	1.5 ft	1
MayMay	65°	47°	6.63 in	10	4.3	65°	1.5 ft	–
JuneJun	60°	44°	6.18 in	11	3.9	62°	1.6 ft	–
JulyJul	59°	43°	6.89 in	11	4.3	60°	1.6 ft	–
AugustAug	60°	44°	5.98 in	12	5.0	59°	1.5 ft	–
SeptemberSep	63°	47°	5.69 in	10	5.6	59°	1.6 ft	–
OctoberOct	66°	49°	4.07 in	9	6.7	60°	1.5 ft	–
NovemberNov	69°	52°	3.98 in	7	7.4	62°	1.4 ft	–
DecemberDec	74°	56°	6.19 in	8	7.8	65°	1.4 ft	1

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	68°	1.5 ft	2
Feb	70°	1.4 ft	–
Mar	69°	1.5 ft	–
Apr	67°	1.5 ft	1
May	65°	1.5 ft	–
Jun	62°	1.6 ft	–
Jul	60°	1.6 ft	–
Aug	59°	1.5 ft	–
Sep	59°	1.6 ft	–
Oct	60°	1.5 ft	–
Nov	62°	1.4 ft	–
Dec	65°	1.4 ft	1

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

A normal year brings 65.77 in of rain on about 106 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

Now67 °Ffeels like 61 °F

Tomorrow53 / 66 °F

It's 67 °F now (feels like 61 °F). Today, 54 °F to 69 °F; tomorrow, 53 °F to 66 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 82% 0.11 in
Fri 30 47% 0.03 in
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 6%
Mon 2 14%
Tue 3 39% 0.11 in
Wed 4 77% 0.09 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 82%, with 0.11 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 47% and 0.03 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.07 in; last 3 days, 0.25 in; last 7 days, 0.26 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity52%

Dew point49 °F

Humidity is 52% now and the dew point is 49 °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

Clouds89%

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

Now8

Today's peak8high

Fri 30: 6 · Sat 31: 8 · Sun 1: 7

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 Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8030.0030.20 30.20

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.43 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 24

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	52 / 68 °F	0.02 in	15 mph W
Tue 27	Heavy drizzle	55 / 67 °F	0.18 in	19 mph WNW
Mon 26	Overcast	53 / 69 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Sun 25	Light drizzle	53 / 67 °F	0.01 in	12 mph WSW
Sat 24	Mainly clear	48 / 71 °F	0	10 mph WNW
Fri 23	Clear sky	49 / 67 °F	0	9 mph NNW
Thu 22	Partly cloudy	48 / 70 °F	0	13 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Mainly clear	49 / 69 °F	0	11 mph SW
Tue 20	Overcast	47 / 64 °F	0	9 mph N
Mon 19	Overcast	45 / 66 °F	0	8 mph SW
Sun 18	Clear sky	44 / 61 °F	0	10 mph NW
Sat 17	Overcast	45 / 59 °F	0	14 mph S
Fri 16	Heavy drizzle	50 / 56 °F	0.40 in	16 mph S
Thu 15	Light rain	54 / 62 °F	0.27 in	23 mph NW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	57 / 68 °F	0.01 in	13 mph NW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	58 / 69 °F	0.07 in	13 mph WNW
Mon 12	Light rain	59 / 70 °F	0.44 in	11 mph W
Sun 11	Heavy drizzle	58 / 69 °F	0.25 in	12 mph NW
Sat 10	Light drizzle	55 / 67 °F	0.01 in	10 mph N
Fri 9	Light drizzle	56 / 66 °F	0.02 in	11 mph SE
Thu 8	Mainly clear	51 / 67 °F	0	14 mph SW
Wed 7	Overcast	50 / 67 °F	0	15 mph SW
Tue 6	Drizzle	53 / 60 °F	0.09 in	11 mph ESE
Mon 5	Drizzle	52 / 58 °F	0.11 in	15 mph ESE
Sun 4	Light rain	52 / 56 °F	0.57 in	20 mph ESE
Sat 3	Light rain	52 / 66 °F	0.09 in	12 mph WSW
Fri 2	Partly cloudy	49 / 63 °F	0	13 mph WSW
Thu 1	Overcast	44 / 65 °F	0	10 mph WSW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	47 / 62 °F	0.02 in	9 mph W
Tue 29	Light drizzle	50 / 63 °F	0.05 in	15 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 WhitiangaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Whitianga?

Light drizzle, from 54 °F to 69 °F, with a fresh breeze from the west-northwest (20 mph) and a 82% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Whitianga?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 47% (0.03 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 50 °F and a high of 69 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 8 (high). Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.76 inHg and falling: −0.13 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Whitianga?

The best time to visit Whitianga is from December to March: highs of 74 °F to 77 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Whitianga in October?

In October, Whitianga normally sees highs of 66 °F and lows of 49 °F, with about 9 rainy days (4.07 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 Whitianga?

The warmest is February, with average highs of 77 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 43 °F. The wettest is July (6.89 in) and the driest, November.

When is cyclone season in Whitianga?

Cyclone season: in April and from December to January, peaking in January. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 4 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Whitianga, about one every 10 years. The most recent: Cook, in April 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 6.4 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 12:06 pm (local time).

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