Sunshine in New Plymouth
🇳🇿 New Zealand · 90k people · 2,015 hours of sun a year · 158 rainy days a year
Best time for sunshine: January (Sunshine Score 78/100), with February and March close behind. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 69 mm of rain for the month.

Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 69 mm |
| February | 76 | 21° / 70°F | 14° / 57°F | 80 mm |
| March | 69 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 82 mm |
| April | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 103 mm |
| May | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 123 mm |
| June | 28 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 128 mm |
| July | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 121 mm |
| August | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 118 mm |
| September | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 107 mm |
| October | 42 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 105 mm |
| November | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 85 mm |
| December | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 109 mm |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Palmerston North New Zealand · 191 km · best in Jan · 1,840 h sun/yr
- Auckland New Zealand · 228 km · best in Jan · 2,003 h sun/yr
- Tauranga New Zealand · 230 km · best in Jan · 2,102 h sun/yr
- Napier New Zealand · 237 km · best in Feb · 2,102 h sun/yr
- Wellington New Zealand · 263 km · best in Jan · 2,059 h sun/yr
- Blenheim New Zealand · 280 km · best in Feb · 2,190 h sun/yr