Kaikoura weather in July

In July, Kaikoura sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of July to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kaikoura's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaikoura's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 93 mm; 11.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 8:55 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 6th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.1; out of 10

Kaikoura is town in New Zealand.

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kaikoura reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°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 about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	6
2	10	6
3	10	6
4	10	6
5	10	6
6	10	6
7	10	6
8	10	6
9	10	6
10	10	6
11	10	6
12	10	6
13	10	6
14	10	6
15	10	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	6
23	10	6
24	10	6
25	10	6
26	10	6
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	6
30	10	6
31	10	6

Kaikoura weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 14°	69	10.1	0	14.7	5.9
Feb	18° / 14°	60	8.6	0	13.7	6.1
Mar	17° / 13°	70	9.2	0	12.4	5.6
Apr	15° / 11°	80	10.1	0	10.9	4.5
May	13° / 9°	69	10.2	0.2	9.6	3.7
Jun	11° / 7°	96	11.6	0.8	9	2.5
Jul	10° / 6°	93	11.8	1.1	9.2	2.1
Aug	10° / 7°	79	11.3	0.9	10.3	2.4
Sep	12° / 8°	65	9.8	0.5	11.7	3.1
Oct	13° / 9°	82	12.5	0.4	13.2	3.6
Nov	15° / 11°	71	10.8	0	14.4	4.4
Dec	17° / 13°	65	11.2	0	15	5.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	50	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	50	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	50	51	51	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	50	50	49	49	49	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Kaikoura gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	34	34
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	3
2	39	3
3	39	3
4	39	3
5	39	4
6	39	4
7	39	4
8	39	4
9	39	4
10	39	4
11	39	4
12	39	4
13	39	4
14	40	4
15	40	4
16	40	4
17	40	4
18	40	4
19	40	4
20	40	3
21	39	3
22	39	3
23	38	3
24	38	3
25	37	3
26	36	3
27	36	3
28	35	3
29	35	3
30	34	3
31	34	3

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
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17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of July to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 9:01 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	9:01	9:01	9:01	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	8:59	8:59	8:59	8:58	8:58	8:57	8:57	8:56	8:55	8:55	8:54	8:53	8:53	8:52	8:51	8:50	8:49	8:49	8:48	8:47	8:46	8:45	8:44	8:42
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.9	9:01	5:56
2	8.9	9:01	5:57
3	8.9	9:01	5:57
4	9.0	9:00	5:58
5	9.0	9:00	5:59
6	9.0	9:00	5:59
7	9.0	9:00	6:00
8	9.0	8:59	6:00
9	9.0	8:59	6:01
10	9.1	8:59	6:02
11	9.1	8:58	6:02
12	9.1	8:58	6:03
13	9.1	8:57	6:04
14	9.1	8:57	6:05
15	9.2	8:56	6:05
16	9.2	8:55	6:06
17	9.2	8:55	6:07
18	9.2	8:54	6:08
19	9.3	8:53	6:09
20	9.3	8:53	6:10
21	9.3	8:52	6:11
22	9.3	8:51	6:12
23	9.4	8:50	6:12
24	9.4	8:49	6:13
25	9.4	8:49	6:14
26	9.5	8:48	6:15
27	9.5	8:47	6:16
28	9.5	8:46	6:17
29	9.6	8:45	6:18
30	9.6	8:44	6:19
31	9.6	8:42	6:20

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 1.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 1.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.6	Dim
2	1.6	Dim
3	1.6	Dim
4	1.6	Dim
5	1.6	Dim
6	1.6	Dim
7	1.6	Dim
8	1.7	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.7	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	2.0	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.0	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kaikoura?

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

2.1

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 Kaikoura.

What to pack for Kaikoura in July

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

In July, Kaikoura sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kaikoura 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 16 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	17	16	14	13	12	11	10	11	12	13	15
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	14	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Kaikoura in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaikoura peaks around January 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	6	4	2	1	2	3	4	6	9	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	6	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kaikoura?

Kaikoura sits at 42.4°S, 173.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Blenheim, 103 km away.

Topography around Kaikoura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaikoura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,593 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,828 m.

The land around Kaikoura is covered by water (64%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, water (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

131 m

water 64%

16 km

1,593 m

water 64%

80 km

2,828 m

grassland 42%

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← June Kaikoura year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Blenheim 103 km · Richmond 127 km · Stoke 128 km · Picton 128 km · Nelson 132 km · Rangiora 133 km · Christchurch 151 km · Karori 153 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

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 Kaikoura (-42.4167°, 173.6833°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	6
2	10	6
3	10	6
4	10	6
5	10	6
6	10	6
7	10	6
8	10	6
9	10	6
10	10	6
11	10	6
12	10	6
13	10	6
14	10	6
15	10	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	6
23	10	6
24	10	6
25	10	6
26	10	6
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	6
30	10	6
31	10	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	3
2	39	3
3	39	3
4	39	3
5	39	4
6	39	4
7	39	4
8	39	4
9	39	4
10	39	4
11	39	4
12	39	4
13	39	4
14	40	4
15	40	4
16	40	4
17	40	4
18	40	4
19	40	4
20	40	3
21	39	3
22	39	3
23	38	3
24	38	3
25	37	3
26	36	3
27	36	3
28	35	3
29	35	3
30	34	3
31	34	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	6
2	10	6
3	10	6
4	10	6
5	10	6
6	10	6
7	10	6
8	10	6
9	10	6
10	10	6
11	10	6
12	10	6
13	10	6
14	10	6
15	10	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	6
23	10	6
24	10	6
25	10	6
26	10	6
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	6
30	10	6
31	10	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	3
2	39	3
3	39	3
4	39	3
5	39	4
6	39	4
7	39	4
8	39	4
9	39	4
10	39	4
11	39	4
12	39	4
13	39	4
14	40	4
15	40	4
16	40	4
17	40	4
18	40	4
19	40	4
20	40	3
21	39	3
22	39	3
23	38	3
24	38	3
25	37	3
26	36	3
27	36	3
28	35	3
29	35	3
30	34	3
31	34	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	6
2	10	6
3	10	6
4	10	6
5	10	6
6	10	6
7	10	6
8	10	6
9	10	6
10	10	6
11	10	6
12	10	6
13	10	6
14	10	6
15	10	6
16	10	6
17	10	6
18	10	6
19	10	6
20	10	6
21	10	6
22	10	6
23	10	6
24	10	6
25	10	6
26	10	6
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	6
30	10	6
31	10	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	3
2	39	3
3	39	3
4	39	3
5	39	4
6	39	4
7	39	4
8	39	4
9	39	4
10	39	4
11	39	4
12	39	4
13	39	4
14	40	4
15	40	4
16	40	4
17	40	4
18	40	4
19	40	4
20	40	3
21	39	3
22	39	3
23	38	3
24	38	3
25	37	3
26	36	3
27	36	3
28	35	3
29	35	3
30	34	3
31	34	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100