When does it star getting hot in NZ??

Question

OK, So im stupid, i only found out not long ago that when its summer here in England, its winter in NZ!! Sorry! When does it start getting hot and how hot is it? And how cold is it in winter, im going over there in July so im just wondering...............

Answer 1

Here is a great link that will give a bit more info about New Zealands weather, it includes a chart with mean temperatures in each season in the main centres of New Zealand. http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/ab...

New Zealand is a beautiful country and i'm sure you'll have a fantastic time here!. The north island is definetly more mild than the south over winter but NZ has a very mild climate in general so don't worry the temperatures won't be too extreme over winter  (especially up North) would be extremely uncommon for it to ever drop below 0 degrees celsius.

I would also say that NZ does indeed get hot! it can often be over 30 degrees in places over the summer months. Christchurch is renowned for its hot nor-wester days and Timaru (2 hours south of christchurch) reached 35 degrees this summer. The bay of plenty, not far from where you will be in Waikato is very warm and muggy and definetly a hot place to be in summer.

Hope this helps and have an awesome trip to NZ :-)

Answer 2

July= middle of winter. It will be cold. Like someone said previously the warmest months are December, January and February.

Answer 3

hiya

im from new zealand and it starts getting hot in New Zealand around the same time that it starts getting cold here. If you are planning a trip to NZ try to plan it around October - March as these are the hotter months of the year - if you are wanting warm weather though it doesnt really get too cold there anyway

Answer 4

depending on where you go is how hott/ cold it will be. its started getting cooler at night time and the mornings now but still pritty hot and humid days. around octoberish it starts getting warm again. and real hott in December January.

Answer 5

LOL, it never gets *hot* in NZ, although to someone from the UK I guess it might feel like it.  When I was there, it was in the September-October part of the year when it was getting fairly warm.  December-January-February were the warmest months.  I still remember mowing the lawns on Christmas Eve, which seemed very strange.

In the winter, its moderate.  Only in the very high altitudes is it cold enough to snow.  It might reach 0C at night in the middle of the N. Island, and it will get up to 18C or so during the day.  Rarely is it so cold you cannot wear shorts (that was our school uniform, we wore shorts year round).