Mangere East in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Mangere East sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 240 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early December to 22°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Avg daytime high
22°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
17°C
Rainfall
240 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
6.4
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Mangere East in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early December to 22°C by late February.

A typical summer day in Mangere East reaches about 22°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Mangere East weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) 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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Mangere East gets around 240 mm of rain over 30 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 15 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min in early December to 12 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Mangere East

In seasonPeak

In summer, 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 summer a good time to visit Mangere East?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mangere East in Summer

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

In summer, Mangere East sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Mangere East in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 20°C across summer — 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 Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). 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
Summer 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.