Whangarei climate

Whangarei Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Whangarei, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 19°C on May 1 to 17°C on May 31, and lows from 14°C to 12°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 99 mm over about 16 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Whangarei, in °C, with the record for each date.510152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
18°C
Average low
13°C
Precipitation
99 mm
Reanalysis high
23°CMay 11, 2016
Reanalysis low
7°CMay 31, 2009
Daylight
10 h 39 min to 9 h 55 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
12°C
Wind
23.8 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 119°C14°C23°C 200710°C 199143%
May 219°C14°C22°C 200410°C 199343%
May 319°C14°C22°C 201610°C 201245%
May 419°C14°C21°C 201610°C 199346%
May 519°C14°C22°C 201611°C 199146%
May 619°C14°C22°C 201611°C 202046%
May 719°C14°C21°C 201510°C 202046%
May 819°C14°C20°C 199810°C 199246%
May 918°C14°C20°C 20169°C 199246%
May 1018°C14°C22°C 20198°C 199246%
May 1118°C14°C23°C 201610°C 199646%
May 1218°C14°C22°C 201610°C 200947%
May 1318°C14°C22°C 20169°C 199247%
May 1418°C14°C22°C 20169°C 199247%
May 1518°C14°C21°C 201611°C 200648%
May 1618°C13°C21°C 201610°C 200648%
May 1718°C13°C21°C 200511°C 201447%
May 1818°C13°C21°C 200510°C 201146%
May 1918°C13°C21°C 20059°C 201147%
May 2018°C13°C21°C 200311°C 202047%
May 2117°C13°C21°C 20039°C 200947%
May 2217°C13°C21°C 20058°C 201748%
May 2317°C13°C20°C 19988°C 201747%
May 2417°C13°C20°C 20169°C 200947%
May 2517°C13°C20°C 19989°C 201247%
May 2617°C13°C20°C 199410°C 199248%
May 2717°C13°C20°C 20199°C 199248%
May 2817°C12°C21°C 20168°C 201349%
May 2917°C12°C20°C 20058°C 201849%
May 3017°C12°C20°C 19998°C 201249%
May 3117°C12°C20°C 19987°C 200950%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Whangarei, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+12).

May 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.