Invercargill weather in July

In July, Invercargill sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 84 mm of precipitation across 14.9 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of July to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Invercargill's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Invercargill's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
84 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
9:30 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Invercargill is city in New Zealand's Southland region.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23.6 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
118/km²
people per km²
Founded
1853

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical July day in Invercargill reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Invercargill weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 11°11814.215.24.9
Feb17° / 12°9712.1145.1
Mar16° / 10°9813.512.44.5
Apr14° / 9513.510.73.7
May12° / 10715.69.22.7
Jun10° / 9315.68.51.9
Jul / 8414.98.81.8
Aug10° / 8114.8102.2
Sep12° / 9315.211.62.7
Oct13° / 11917.513.33.0
Nov14° / 11116.414.83.5
Dec16° / 10°10915.515.54.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Invercargill gets around 84 mm of rain and snow over 14.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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3151

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of July to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 9:37 AM to 9:15 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.49:376:03
28.49:376:04
38.59:376:04
48.59:366:05
58.59:366:05
68.59:366:06
78.59:356:07
88.59:356:07
98.69:346:08
108.69:346:09
118.69:336:10
128.69:336:11
138.79:326:11
148.79:326:12
158.79:316:13
168.79:306:14
178.89:296:15
188.89:296:16
198.89:286:17
208.99:276:18
218.99:266:19
228.99:256:20
239.09:246:21
249.09:236:22
259.09:226:24
269.19:216:25
279.19:206:26
289.19:196:27
299.29:176:28
309.29:166:29
319.39:156:31

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 1.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 1.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Invercargill?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Invercargill.

What to pack for Invercargill in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Invercargill sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Invercargill in July

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in February at about 15°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun11Bracing
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UV index in Invercargill in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Invercargill peaks around January 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highJan 15UV 10Jun 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar5High
Apr3Moderate
May1Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug2Low
Sep3Moderate
Oct5High
Nov7Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Invercargill?

Invercargill sits at 46.4°S, 168.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Queenstown, 154 km away.

QueenstownDunedinWanakaTekapoTimaruFranz JosefAshburtonRolleston

Topography around Invercargill

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Invercargill.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Invercargill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,492 m.

The land around Invercargill is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

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21 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
1,492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Queenstown 154 km · Dunedin 176 km · Wanaka 199 km · Tekapo 314 km · Timaru 318 km · Franz Josef 365 km · Ashburton 384 km · Rolleston 446 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 86% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$49,591
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
9.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
no religion 49%Christian 37%objected to answering 7%Hindu 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Invercargill (-46.4°, 168.35°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).