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June Weather at Christchurch International Airport New Zealand

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 54°F to 51°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 63°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 38°F to 35°F, rarely falling below 27°F or exceeding 47°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 35°F on June 29.

For reference, on January 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Christchurch International Airport typically range from 54°F to 73°F, while on June 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 35°F to 51°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in June at Christchurch International Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in June at Christchurch International AirportJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303025°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°FMayJulJun 154°FJun 154°F38°F38°FJun 3051°FJun 3051°F35°F35°FJun 1153°FJun 1153°F37°F37°FJun 2152°FJun 2152°F36°F36°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on June. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in June at Christchurch International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in June at Christchurch International AirportJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMayJulvery coldvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Pucón, Chile (5,452 miles away) and Monfero, Spain (12,421 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Christchurch International Airport (view comparison).

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The month of June at Christchurch International Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 49% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 50% on June 2.

The clearest day of the month is June 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 52% of the time.

For reference, on June 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 50%, while on March 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 60%.

Cloud Cover Categories in June at Christchurch International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MayJulMar 460%Mar 460%Jun 150%Jun 150%Jun 3051%Jun 3051%Jun 1151%Jun 1151%Jun 2151%Jun 2151%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Christchurch International Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of June is essentially constant, remaining around 29% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 34% on December 19, and its lowest chance is 23% on February 11.

Over the course of June at Christchurch International Airport, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 28% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in June at Christchurch International Airport

Probability of Precipitation in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%MayJulJun 1430%Jun 1430%Jun 129%Jun 129%Jun 3028%Jun 3028%rainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during June at Christchurch International Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 2.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.7 inches or falling below 0.7 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.4 inches on June 14.

Average Monthly Rainfall in June at Christchurch International Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inMayJulJun 142.4 inJun 142.4 inJun 12.3 inJun 12.3 inJun 302.3 inJun 302.3 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of June at Christchurch International Airport, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is June 21, with 8 hours, 57 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 1, with 9 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in June at Christchurch International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrMayJulJun 218 hr, 57 minJun 218 hr, 57 mindaydaydaydaynightJun 19 hr, 10 minJun 19 hr, 10 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at Christchurch International Airport is 7:52 AM on June 1 and the latest sunrise is 11 minutes later at 8:04 AM on June 27.

The earliest sunset is 4:59 PM on June 14 and the latest sunset is 4 minutes later at 5:03 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time is observed at Christchurch International Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during June, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:45 AM and sets 15 hours, 26 minutes later, at 9:10 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:03 AM and sets 8 hours, 57 minutes later, at 4:59 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in June at Christchurch International Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMayJul7:52 AM7:52 AMJun 15:02 PMJun 15:02 PM8:03 AM8:03 AMJun 305:03 PMJun 305:03 PM8:00 AM8:00 AMJun 144:59 PMJun 144:59 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of June. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in June at Christchurch International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in June at Christchurch International AirportJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMayJul0010102020200001010202030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of June 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for June 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in June at Christchurch International Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in June at Christchurch International AirportJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMayJulMay 83:23 PMMay 83:23 PMMay 241:54 AMMay 241:54 AMJun 712:38 AMJun 712:38 AMJun 221:09 PMJun 221:09 PMJul 610:58 AMJul 610:58 AMJul 2110:18 PMJul 2110:18 PM7:17 AM7:17 AM5:04 PM5:04 PM4:28 PM4:28 PM8:24 AM8:24 AM8:46 AM8:46 AM5:03 PM5:03 PM4:37 PM4:37 PM9:21 AM9:21 AM8:31 AM8:31 AM4:53 PM4:53 PM4:38 PM4:38 PM8:41 AM8:41 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jun 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
38%1:03 AME1:54 PMW-7:32 AMN229,244 mi
2
27%2:19 AME2:15 PMW-8:19 AMN228,780 mi
3
17%3:36 AMENE2:37 PMWNW-9:08 AMN228,815 mi
4
9%4:54 AMENE3:03 PMWNW-9:59 AMN229,442 mi
5
3%6:14 AMENE3:34 PMWNW-10:54 AMN230,722 mi
6
0%7:32 AMNE4:14 PMNW-11:53 AMN232,651 mi
7
0%8:46 AMNE5:03 PMNW-12:54 PMN235,148 mi
8
3%9:49 AMNE6:03 PMNW-1:56 PMN238,046 mi
9
8%10:39 AMNE7:10 PMNW-2:54 PMN241,121 mi
10
14%11:18 AMNE8:19 PMWNW-3:48 PMN244,120 mi
11
22%11:48 AMENE9:28 PMWNW-4:37 PMN246,799 mi
12
31%12:12 PMENE10:34 PMWNW-5:22 PMN248,945 mi
13
41%12:31 PMENE11:37 PMW-6:03 PMN250,397 mi
14
50%12:49 PME--6:43 PMN251,050 mi
15
60%-12:39 AMW1:06 PME7:21 PMN250,866 mi
16
70%-1:41 AMW1:23 PME8:00 PMN249,871 mi
17
78%-2:44 AMWSW1:41 PMESE8:41 PMN248,157 mi
18
86%-3:49 AMWSW2:02 PMESE9:24 PMN245,866 mi
19
92%-4:57 AMWSW2:27 PMESE10:12 PMN243,186 mi
20
97%-6:07 AMSW3:00 PMSE11:04 PMN240,332 mi
21
99%-7:17 AMSW3:42 PMSE--
22
100%-8:23 AMSW4:37 PMSE12:01 AMN237,527 mi
23
100%-9:21 AMSW5:44 PMSE1:00 AMN234,978 mi
24
97%-10:07 AMSW6:59 PMSE1:59 AMN232,846 mi
25
92%-10:44 AMWSW8:18 PMESE2:57 AMN231,228 mi
26
84%-11:13 AMWSW9:37 PMESE3:51 AMN230,151 mi
27
75%-11:37 AMWSW10:54 PME4:42 AMN229,587 mi
28
64%-11:59 AMW-5:30 AMN229,477 mi
29
50%12:09 AME12:20 PMW-6:17 AMN229,758 mi
30
40%1:25 AME12:41 PMWNW-7:04 AMN230,381 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Christchurch International Airport is essentially constant during June, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on January 27, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on March 28, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in June at Christchurch International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MayJulJun 160%Jun 160%Jun 10%Jun 10%Jun 300%Jun 300%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Christchurch International Airport is essentially constant during June, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 9.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.6 miles per hour, while on April 24, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in June at Christchurch International Airport

Average Wind Speed in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphMayJulJun 19.1 mphJun 19.1 mphJun 308.9 mphJun 308.9 mphJun 119.0 mphJun 119.0 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Christchurch International Airport throughout June is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 43% on June 11.

Wind Direction in June at Christchurch International Airport

Wind Direction in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MayJulwestnorthsoutheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Christchurch International Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Christchurch International Airport is gradually decreasing during June, falling by 3°F, from 53°F to 50°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in June at Christchurch International Airport

Average Water Temperature in June at Christchurch International AirportJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303046°F46°F48°F48°F50°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°FMayJulJun 153°FJun 153°FJun 3050°FJun 3050°FJun 1151°FJun 1151°FJun 2150°FJun 2150°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Christchurch International Airport typically lasts for 7.2 months (215 days), from around September 30 to around May 3, rarely starting before September 4 or after November 1, and rarely ending before April 9 or after May 29.

The month of June at Christchurch International Airport is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually decreasing from 7% to 0% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in June at Christchurch International Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MayJulJun 17%Jun 17%Jun 300%Jun 300%Jun 111%Jun 111%Jun 210%Jun 210%50%May 350%May 30%Jul 130%Jul 13very coldcoldcoolfreezingcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Christchurch International Airport are essentially constant during June, remaining within 13°F of 1,978°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in June at Christchurch International Airport

Growing Degree Days in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930301,700°F1,700°F1,800°F1,800°F1,900°F1,900°F2,000°F2,000°F2,100°F2,100°F2,200°F2,200°FMayJulJun 11,966°FJun 11,966°FJun 301,991°FJun 301,991°FJun 111,976°FJun 111,976°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of June, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Christchurch International Airport is essentially constant during June, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 1.5 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during June is 1.4 kWh on June 20.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in June at Christchurch International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in June at Christchurch International AirportJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWhMayJulJun 201.4 kWhJun 201.4 kWhJun 11.6 kWhJun 11.6 kWhJun 301.5 kWhJun 301.5 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Christchurch International Airport are -43.489 deg latitude, 172.532 deg longitude, and 108 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Christchurch International Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 105 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 112 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,657 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (7,178 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Christchurch International Airport is covered by grassland (59%), trees (22%), and shrubs (11%), within 10 miles by grassland (40%) and trees (27%), and within 50 miles by water (53%) and grassland (20%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Christchurch International Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Christchurch International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

There are no other weather stations in our network within 200 kilometers of this location. Consequently, in the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on NASA's MERRA-2 modern-era reanalysis , adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal differences between this station and the wide-area MERRA-2 reconstructed values.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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