Mangere East in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Mangere East sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 249 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early March to 16°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Mangere East's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mangere East's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
19°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
249 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
6.0
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Mangere East in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early March to 16°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Mangere East reaches about 19°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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Mangere East weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 17°779.414.26.6
Feb23° / 18°669.113.46.7
Mar21° / 16°719.212.36.7
Apr19° / 14°8010.111.16.1
May17° / 12°9911.410.15.3
Jun15° / 10°10312.29.54.2
Jul14° / 11914.29.73.7
Aug14° / 10°11114.810.63.8
Sep15° / 11°10613.811.74.2
Oct17° / 12°8812.5134.9
Nov18° / 14°8211.5145.6
Dec21° / 16°9711.814.56.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Mangere East gets around 249 mm of rain over 31 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 15 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min in early March to 9 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Mangere East

In seasonPeak

In fall, Mangere East overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mangere East sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Mangere East?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Mangere East for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mangere East in Fall

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

In fall, Mangere East sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Mangere East in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 19°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 18 to Mar 15 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Mangere East in Fall

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Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mangere East peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mangere East?

Mangere East sits at 37.0°S, 174.8°E, 21 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Papatoetoe, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Mangere East

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangere East has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 909 m.

The land around Mangere East is covered by artificial surfaces (48%), trees (20%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (37%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and water (50%), grassland (25%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
216 m
80 km
909 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
Fall weather nearby: Papatoetoe 1.0 km · Mangere 2.0 km · Otahuhu 3.0 km · Otara 5.0 km · Manukau City 6.0 km · Manurewa 8.0 km · Remuera 10 km · Epsom 10 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 Mangere East (-36.9659°, 174.8239°, elevation 21 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.