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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Amberley New Zealand

In Amberley, the summers are comfortable; the winters are cold, wet, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 38°F to 70°F and is rarely below 30°F or above 80°F.

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

Climate in Amberley

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

The warm season lasts for 3.4 months, from December 4 to March 17, with an average daily high temperature above 67°F. The hottest month of the year in Amberley is January, with an average high of 70°F and low of 55°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from May 29 to August 28, with an average daily high temperature below 55°F. The coldest month of the year in Amberley is July, with an average low of 38°F and high of 52°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Amberley

Average High and Low Temperature in AmberleywarmwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJun 3051°FJun 3051°FJan 1770°FJan 1770°F38°F38°F55°F55°FDec 467°FDec 467°FMar 1767°FMar 1767°FAug 2855°FAug 2855°F51°F51°F52°F52°F41°F41°F41°F41°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 70°F70°F67°F62°F57°F53°F52°F54°F58°F62°F65°F68°F
Temp. 62°F61°F58°F54°F50°F45°F44°F46°F49°F53°F56°F59°F
Low 55°F55°F52°F47°F43°F39°F38°F40°F43°F46°F49°F53°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 Amberley

Average Hourly Temperature in AmberleyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortable
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.

Coquille, Oregon, United States (7,134 miles away); La Ensenada, Chile (5,341 miles); and As Pontes de García Rodríguez, Spain (12,415 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Amberley (view comparison).

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In Amberley, 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 Amberley begins around January 11 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around April 11.

The clearest month of the year in Amberley is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 59% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 11 and lasts for 9.0 months, ending around January 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in Amberley is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 49% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Amberley

Cloud Cover Categories in AmberleyclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Mar 461%Mar 461%Jul 550%Jul 550%Jan 1155%Jan 1155%Apr 1156%Apr 1156%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 43%41%41%45%47%49%49%47%44%44%45%48%
Clearer 57%59%59%55%53%51%51%53%56%56%55%52%

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

The wetter season lasts 8.1 months, from May 9 to January 12, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Amberley is December, with an average of 9.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.9 months, from January 12 to May 9. The month with the fewest wet days in Amberley is February, with an average of 6.9 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 Amberley is December, with an average of 9.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 34% on October 2.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Amberley

Daily Chance of Precipitation in AmberleywetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Oct 234%Oct 234%Feb 1022%Feb 1022%May 928%May 928%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 8.4d6.9d7.7d7.5d8.8d9.0d8.4d9.3d9.3d9.7d8.7d9.9d

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. Amberley experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Amberley. The month with the most rain in Amberley is June, with an average rainfall of 2.6 inches.

The month with the least rain in Amberley is September, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Amberley

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 2.2″2.1″2.2″2.1″2.4″2.6″2.3″2.4″2.1″2.2″2.1″2.4″

The length of the day in Amberley varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 8 hours, 59 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 15 hours, 23 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Amberley

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in AmberleyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minSep 2312 hr, 7 minSep 2315 hr, 23 minDec 2115 hr, 23 minDec 2112 hr, 9 minMar 2012 hr, 9 minMar 208 hr, 59 minJun 218 hr, 59 minJun 21daydaynightNowNow
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 15.0h13.8h12.4h10.9h9.7h9.0h9.3h10.4h11.8h13.3h14.6h15.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:42 AM on December 10, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 19 minutes later at 8:02 AM on June 27. The earliest sunset is at 4:59 PM on June 14, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 12 minutes later at 9:11 PM on January 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Amberley 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 Amberley

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in AmberleyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDec 105:42 AMDec 105:42 AM9:11 PMJan 39:11 PMJan 3Jun 144:59 PMJun 144:59 PM8:02 AMJun 278:02 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 Amberley

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in AmberleyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010102020203030304040506000010101010202020303040405050602370NowNow
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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 Amberley

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 Amberley, 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 Amberley

Humidity Comfort Levels in AmberleyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 280%Jul 280%Jan 270%Jan 270%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Amberley experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from September 11 to January 29, with average wind speeds of more than 9.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Amberley is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.4 months, from January 29 to September 11. The calmest month of the year in Amberley is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Amberley

Average Wind Speed in AmberleywindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphOct 510.9 mphOct 510.9 mphApr 248.9 mphApr 248.9 mphJan 299.9 mphJan 299.9 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) 10.39.69.69.19.79.79.49.710.210.710.510.4

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

Wind Direction in Amberley

Wind Direction in AmberleyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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).

Amberley 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 3.2 months, from December 22 to March 29, with an average temperature above 59°F. The month of the year in Amberley with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 62°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.5 months, from June 16 to October 1, with an average temperature below 51°F. The month of the year in Amberley with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 48°F.

Average Water Temperature in Amberley

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 61°F62°F60°F58°F54°F51°F49°F48°F50°F52°F56°F59°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Amberley 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 Amberley for general outdoor tourist activities is from early January to late February, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Tourism Score in Amberley

Tourism Score in Amberleybest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.35.30.20.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Amberley for hot-weather activities is from early January to early February, with a peak score in the third week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Amberley

Beach/Pool Score in AmberleyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.50.50.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Amberley typically lasts for 8.5 months (257 days), from around September 13 to around May 28, rarely starting before August 12 or after October 16, and rarely ending before April 27 or after June 18.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Amberleygrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Sep 1350%Sep 1350%May 2850%May 2890%Oct 1690%Oct 1690%Apr 2790%Apr 2710%Aug 1210%Aug 1210%Jun 1810%Jun 180%Jul 130%Jul 13Jan 23100%Jan 23100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarm
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 Amberley should appear around September 17, only rarely appearing before September 5 or after October 1.

Growing Degree Days in Amberley

Growing Degree Days in AmberleyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FSep 1790°FSep 1790°FJun 301,975°FJun 301,975°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 3.5 months, from October 28 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Amberley is January, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from April 27 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Amberley is June, with an average of 1.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Amberley

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in AmberleybrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJan 47.4 kWhJan 47.4 kWhJun 201.5 kWhJun 201.5 kWhOct 286.2 kWhOct 286.2 kWhApr 272.7 kWhApr 272.7 kWhAug 182.7 kWhAug 182.7 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) 7.26.24.73.22.01.51.72.64.05.56.77.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Amberley are -43.167 deg latitude, 172.733 deg longitude, and 118 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Amberley contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 413 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 123 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,041 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,578 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Amberley is covered by cropland (55%), trees (29%), and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by water (47%) and trees (24%), and within 50 miles by water (43%) and grassland (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Amberley, 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, Christchurch International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Amberley.

At a distance of 39 kilometers from Amberley, 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 Amberley 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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