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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Winton New Zealand

In Winton, the summers are comfortable; the winters are short, very cold, and windy; and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 35°F to 68°F and is rarely below 27°F or above 77°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Winton for warm-weather activities is from mid January to late February.

Climate in Winton

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Winton weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.4 months, from December 3 to March 15, with an average daily high temperature above 63°F. The hottest month of the year in Winton is January, with an average high of 67°F and low of 50°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from May 26 to August 16, with an average daily high temperature below 51°F. The coldest month of the year in Winton is July, with an average low of 35°F and high of 48°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Winton

Average High and Low Temperature in WintonwarmwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 947°FJul 947°FJan 2668°FJan 2668°F35°F35°F50°F50°FDec 363°FDec 363°FMar 1563°FMar 1563°FMay 2651°FMay 2651°FAug 1651°FAug 1651°F47°F47°F47°F47°F39°F39°F37°F37°FNowNow
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.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 67°F67°F63°F59°F53°F48°F48°F51°F55°F58°F61°F65°F
Temp. 58°F57°F54°F50°F46°F41°F40°F43°F47°F49°F52°F56°F
Low 50°F50°F47°F44°F40°F36°F35°F37°F40°F42°F45°F48°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, 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 Winton

Average Hourly Temperature in WintonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcool
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.

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In Winton, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Winton begins around January 8 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around April 7.

The clearest month of the year in Winton is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 51% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 7 and lasts for 9.0 months, ending around January 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Winton is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 60% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Winton

Cloud Cover Categories in WintonclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 1152%Feb 1152%May 1839%May 1839%Jan 845%Jan 845%Apr 745%Apr 745%NowNowclearmostly 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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 53%49%51%57%60%58%57%54%51%50%51%54%
Clearer 47%51%49%43%40%42%43%46%49%50%49%46%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Winton varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.5 months, from April 28 to January 14, with a greater than 40% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Winton is May, with an average of 13.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.5 months, from January 14 to April 28. The month with the fewest wet days in Winton is February, with an average of 10.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Winton is May, with an average of 13.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 45% on May 19.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Winton

Daily Chance of Precipitation in WintonwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%May 1945%May 1945%Feb 835%Feb 835%NowNowrain
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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 12.6d10.6d12.0d11.6d13.5d12.7d11.8d11.6d12.4d13.2d12.6d13.2d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.3d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d
Any 12.6d10.6d12.0d11.6d13.6d12.9d12.1d11.8d12.5d13.2d12.6d13.2d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Winton experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Winton. The month with the most rain in Winton is January, with an average rainfall of 4.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Winton is July, with an average rainfall of 2.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Winton

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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 4.4″3.7″3.6″3.4″3.8″3.3″2.7″2.7″3.0″3.6″3.6″4.0″

The length of the day in Winton varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 8 hours, 37 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 15 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Winton

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.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 15.3h14.0h12.4h10.8h9.4h8.7h9.0h10.2h11.8h13.4h14.9h15.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:49 AM on December 11, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 42 minutes later at 8:30 AM on June 27. The earliest sunset is at 5:06 PM on June 15, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 35 minutes later at 9:40 PM on January 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Winton during 2024, starting in the spring on September 29 and ending in the fall on April 7.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Winton

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in WintonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMDec 115:49 AMDec 115:49 AM9:40 PMJan 29:40 PMJan 2Jun 155:06 PMJun 155:06 PM8:30 AMJun 278:30 AMJun 27DSTApr 7DSTApr 7Sep 29DSTSep 29DSTdaynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. 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 transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

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 Winton

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in WintonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101020202030303040405060000101010102020203030404050506067NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Winton

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.

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 perceived humidity level in Winton, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Winton

Humidity Comfort Levels in WintonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 230%Jul 230%Feb 110%Feb 110%NowNowdrydryhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 in Winton experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from September 8 to January 28, with average wind speeds of more than 11.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Winton is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.3 months, from January 28 to September 8. The calmest month of the year in Winton is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Winton

Average Wind Speed in WintonwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphNov 1412.4 mphNov 1412.4 mphJul 59.8 mphJul 59.8 mphSep 811.1 mphSep 811.1 mphJan 2811.1 mphJan 2811.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 11.510.710.710.510.910.49.910.511.512.112.111.5

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Winton is from the west throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Winton

Wind Direction in WintonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestnortheastsouth
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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).

Winton 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 water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.0 months, from December 29 to March 29, with an average temperature above 57°F. The month of the year in Winton with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 58°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.7 months, from June 16 to October 6, with an average temperature below 52°F. The month of the year in Winton with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 50°F.

Average Water Temperature in Winton

Average Water Temperature in WintonwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec48°F48°F50°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°FFeb 1258°FFeb 1258°F50°FAug 850°FAug 8Dec 2957°FDec 2957°FMar 2957°FMar 2957°FJun 1652°FJun 1652°FOct 652°FOct 652°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 57°F58°F57°F56°F54°F52°F51°F50°F51°F52°F54°F56°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Winton throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Winton for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid January to late February, with a peak score in the first week of February.

Tourism Score in Winton

Tourism Score in WintonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.92.90.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Winton for hot-weather activities is from late January to early February, with a peak score in the first week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Winton

Beach/Pool Score in WintonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.10.10.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 in Winton typically lasts for 8.2 months (249 days), from around September 11 to around May 18, rarely starting before August 2 or after November 18, and rarely ending before March 20 or after June 25.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Winton

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in WintonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Sep 1150%Sep 1150%May 1850%May 1890%Nov 1890%Nov 1890%Mar 2090%Mar 2010%Aug 210%Aug 210%Jun 2510%Jun 254%Jul 154%Jul 15Jan 19100%Jan 19100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Winton should appear around October 13, only rarely appearing before September 30 or after October 29.

Growing Degree Days in Winton

Growing Degree Days in WintonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°FOct 1390°FOct 1390°FJun 301,234°FJun 301,234°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, 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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 3 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Winton is December, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from April 24 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Winton is June, with an average of 1.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Winton

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in WintonbrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhDec 156.7 kWhDec 156.7 kWhJun 231.1 kWhJun 231.1 kWhNov 35.6 kWhNov 35.6 kWhFeb 155.6 kWhFeb 155.6 kWhApr 242.2 kWhApr 242.2 kWhAug 182.2 kWhAug 182.2 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 6.55.54.02.61.51.11.32.13.44.86.16.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Winton are -46.150 deg latitude, 168.333 deg longitude, and 167 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Winton is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 82 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 170 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (1,073 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,853 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Winton is covered by cropland (88%), within 10 miles by cropland (91%), and within 50 miles by cropland (35%) and water (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Winton, 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

There is only a single weather station, Invercargill Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Winton.

At a distance of 29 kilometers from Winton, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Winton according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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 .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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